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Carcavelos surfForecast / Lisboa / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 WESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Carcavelos today?
The current surf forecast for Carcavelos at 1PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Carcavelos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | |
397 | 360 | 275 | 201 | 158 | 151 | 144 | 101 | 99 | 94 | 73 | 67 | 66 | 52 | 90 | 82 | 137 | 194 | 186 | 319 | 481 | 672 | 823 | 1120 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:53AM2.21m | 00:06AM2.45m | 12:42PM2.43m | 00:56AM2.63m | 1:27PM2.64m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:37AM0.63m | 5:52PM0.72m | 6:27AM0.44m | 6:44PM0.52m | 7:12AM0.26m | 7:31PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | 8:40 |
1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | NNW 17 | NNW 15 | NW 14 | NNW 14 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 397 | 360 | 275 | 201 | 158 | 86 | 68 | 68 | 99 | 94 | 73 | 67 | 66 | 52 | 90 | 82 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 23 | 99 | 232 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 6 | SSW 16 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 96 | 25 | 25 | 47 | 25 | 151 | 144 | 101 | 49 | 39 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | — | — | SSW 16 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NNW 9 | SSW 14 | WNW 6 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | — | — | 25 | — | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 35 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | — | 94 | 77 | 31 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 137 | 194 | 186 | 319 | 481 | 672 | 823 | 1120 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 948 | 968 | 0 | 67 | 103 | 103 | 573 | 968 | 968 | 572 | 490 | 434 |
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