Carcavelos Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° N 9.33° W

Carcavelos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carcavelos sea temperature is
18.8°C
0.8° 

Carcavelos surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Carcavelos today (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carcavelos at 6AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (15 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (15 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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)
4
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4
3
3
3
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4
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
12
2
WNW
12
2
WNW
12
2
WNW
12
2
WNW
15
2.1
WNW
14
2.1
WNW
14
2.1
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
2
WNW
13
2
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.3
W
12
1.3
NW
14
1.3
NW
13
1.6
NW
13
1.9
NW
12
2.3
NW
12
2.4
NW
12
2.4
NW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1226
1362
1258
1217
1135
1173
1236
1693
1797
1633
1496
1274
1286
1208
680
669
511
647
618
814
1026
1422
1584
1573
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNE
5
E
5
NNE
5
N
10
NW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
N
15
N
10
NNE
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
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-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:35AM2.50m
5:58PM2.24m
6:13AM2.32m
6:40PM2.04m
7:01AM2.14m
7:37PM1.87m
Low Tide
11:18PM0.53m
11:46AM0.55m
11:53PM0.71m
12:27PM0.75m
00:34AM0.89m
1:20PM0.93m
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Temp °C
23
22
21
21
25
26
24
23
22
21
20
21
25
25
21
19
19
17
17
18
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18
Feels °C
21
20
20
20
24
24
21
20
19
19
17
18
21
20
17
16
17
15
15
17
18
17
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15
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