Carcavelos surf break

Carcavelos surfForecast / Lisboa / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 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
16.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Carcavelos today?

The current surf forecast for Carcavelos at 8PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (28 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (28 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNW
8
1.3
NNW
8
0.8
W
13
0.9
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.8
NW
18
0.9
NW
17
1.1
NW
16
1.3
NW
16
1.3
NW
15
1.3
NW
15
1.3
NW
15
1.3
NW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
191
192
225
276
319
295
359
365
371
359
344
333
262
244
195
191
379
493
659
909
842
788
757
746
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
WSW
15
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
10
W
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
0
SSW
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
1:36PM2.48m
1:48AM2.65m
2:12PM2.60m
2:25AM2.68m
2:45PM2.68m
3:00AM2.69m
Low Tide
7:26AM0.38m
7:39PM0.47m
8:02AM0.31m
8:16PM0.37m
8:34AM0.27m
8:50PM0.30m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
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6:43
6:43
6:41
6:39
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8:24
8:25
8:27
8:28
Temp °C
18
20
18
16
16
16
15
14
15
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
18
18
17
16
16
15
15
18
21
17
14
15
15
13
12
13
13
13
14
13
14
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNW
8
1.3
NNW
8
1.2
NNW
8
1.2
NNW
7
1.1
NNW
7
1
NNW
7
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
NW
17
1.1
NW
16
1.3
NW
16
1.3
NW
15
1.3
NW
15
1.3
NW
15
1.3
NW
14
Energy kJ
191
191
161
157
127
99
359
365
371
359
344
333
262
244
195
191
191
493
659
909
842
788
757
746
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
15
0.7
W
14
0.8
W
13
0.9
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
12
0.9
NNW
7
1
NW
7
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.8
NNW
9
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
NW
18
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
10
1
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
11
0.9
W
11
Energy kJ
155
192
225
276
319
295
81
85
54
66
63
66
101
96
90
87
379
146
138
206
133
135
146
202
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.7
WNW
6
0.1
NW
18
0.9
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
SW
4
Energy kJ
67
61
42
41
26
26
11
11
31
13
33
26
27
63
61
42
41
13
8
8
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.6
WNW
6
0.5
W
6
0.8
W
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
Energy kJ
44
39
26
15
37
41
42
34
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
3
Distance (km)
0
0
1
105
1
1
1
1
76
76
76
76
76
14
14
6
6
14
14
76
76
1
5
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Lisboa
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
7
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