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Playa de Carnota surfForecast / Galicia / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 CESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Playa de Carnota surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa de Carnota sea temperature is
15.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Playa de Carnota today?
The current surf forecast for Playa de Carnota at 5PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Playa de Carnota. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 15 | |
197 | 220 | 256 | 299 | 400 | 191 | 145 | 120 | 82 | 77 | 75 | 66 | 42 | 33 | 25 | 67 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 23 | 38 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:11PM2.85m | 7:33AM2.56m | 7:50PM2.71m | 8:14AM2.40m | 8:35PM2.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:56PM0.63m | 1:25AM0.65m | 1:32PM0.78m | 2:07AM0.81m | 2:13PM0.92m | 2:56AM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:43 | — | — | — | 9:44 |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 8 | NNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
 kJ | 197 | 220 | 3 | 3 | 244 | 191 | 145 | 120 | 82 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 42 | 33 | 25 | 67 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 23 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | NW 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | S 12 | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 18 | S 17 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | W 16 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SSE 3 | S 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 256 | 299 | 400 | — | — | — | — | 77 | 75 | 66 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 25 | 172 | 217 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 149 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 39 | 24 | 39 | 25 |
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