Carcavelos surf break

Carcavelos surfForecast / Lisboa / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 WEST
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Carcavelos surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Carcavelos sea temperature is
17.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Carcavelos today?

The current surf forecast for Carcavelos at 4AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (05 May)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (05 May)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

Table - waves today at Carcavelos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Thu morning).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.3
NNW
9
1.3
NNW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.5
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
8
1.8
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
8
1.6
NNW
8
1.5
NNW
8
1.5
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
8
1.3
NNW
8
1.2
NNW
8
1
NNW
7
1
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.8
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
237
237
226
258
258
309
330
383
400
443
400
379
331
306
298
257
196
161
99
91
70
48
34
59
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
20
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
W
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:15AM2.36m
5:29PM2.48m
5:52AM2.22m
6:08PM2.35m
6:34AM2.08m
6:54PM2.23m
Low Tide
11:04PM0.45m
11:11AM0.58m
11:42PM0.58m
11:47AM0.70m
00:23AM0.72m
12:29PM0.82m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:35
6:33
6:33
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8:31
8:32
8:34
Temp °C
14
14
13
15
16
16
16
14
14
14
13
16
17
17
16
14
14
13
13
15
16
16
15
15
11
11
10
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
10
12
12
11
11
10
11
10
11
13
13
13
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
9
0.2
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
W
9
0.2
NNW
11
0.3
NW
11
0.4
NW
8
1
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.8
NNW
7
Energy kJ
3
3
6
7
14
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
6
6
6
12
19
20
91
70
48
33
59
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
6
0.2
WSW
9
0.1
W
5
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
8
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
10
0.6
NW
8
0.6
N
7
0.4
NNW
9
Energy kJ
2
2
1
7
1
6
6
5
5
5
10
10
9
6
5
28
20
25
35
34
32
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
W
6
0.1
N
12
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.2
W
8
0.4
NW
10
0.3
NW
8
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
9
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
3
2
1
3
4
4
5
25
9
23
22
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.3
NNW
9
1.3
NNW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.5
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
8
1.8
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
8
1.6
NNW
8
1.5
NNW
8
1.5
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
8
1.3
NNW
8
1.2
NNW
8
1
NNW
7
0.6
NW
7
Energy kJ
237
237
226
258
258
309
330
383
400
443
400
379
331
306
298
257
196
161
99
33
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
11
11
0
90
482
577
589
463
302
5
5
297
562
584
579
463
297
0
0
0
438
76
76
105
Best forecast wave conditions in Lisboa
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
6
5
8
8
5
5
6
5
5
5
7
6
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