Carcavelos Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° N 9.33° W

Carcavelos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carcavelos sea temperature is
20.0°C
0.7° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carcavelos at 10PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)--
Afternoon (25 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (25 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
7
1
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
6
1.2
SW
5
1.4
WSW
6
1.5
W
6
1.6
W
7
1.6
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.5
WNW
8
2
W
7
2.1
W
7
2.1
W
8
2
W
8
2
W
8
2
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
124
102
80
62
60
51
65
128
186
264
302
326
266
431
462
487
470
522
576
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
15
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
1:59PM2.46m
2:21AM2.35m
2:33PM2.64m
2:53AM2.49m
3:05PM2.79m
Low Tide
8:15PM0.53m
8:19AM0.52m
8:47PM0.36m
8:51AM0.36m
9:18PM0.22m
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:16
8:15
 mm
10
2
1
3
2
Temp °C
22
21
21
21
20
20
19
22
21
21
20
20
20
19
19
20
21
20
20
Feels °C
21
20
21
22
20
19
17
20
19
20
19
19
17
15
15
15
17
17
19
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