Carcavelos Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° N 9.33° W

Carcavelos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carcavelos sea temperature is
19.8°C
0.0° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carcavelos at 1AM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)7ft (2.1m)9s
Afternoon (09 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (09 Oct)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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)
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2
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
NNW
9
2.4
NNW
9
2.3
NNW
9
2.2
NNW
9
2.2
NNW
9
2.1
NNW
9
2
NNW
9
1.8
NNW
9
1.7
NNW
11
1.6
NNW
11
1.5
NNW
10
1.5
NNW
10
1.3
NNW
10
1.3
NNW
10
1.1
NNW
8
1.1
NNW
7
1.1
NNW
8
1
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
865
948
878
812
783
782
660
559
637
573
453
427
346
290
149
121
138
91
212
Wind (km/h)
20
N
25
N
20
N
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
10
NE
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
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
1:47PM2.84m
2:14AM2.71m
2:27PM2.93m
2:50AM2.81m
3:04PM2.95m
Low Tide
8:06PM0.12m
8:16AM0.21m
8:41PM0.06m
8:53AM0.13m
9:14PM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
25
23
21
21
20
19
19
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25
22
19
18
18
17
18
22
22
20
18
Feels °C
21
18
17
17
16
15
14
19
21
17
15
15
16
15
16
20
19
17
15
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