Carcavelos surf break

Carcavelos surfForecast / Lisboa / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 11 May 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
16.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Carcavelos today?

The current surf forecast for Carcavelos at 7PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (11 May)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (11 May)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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)
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
12
1.7
NW
12
1.7
NNW
11
1.5
NNW
11
1.3
NNW
11
1.3
NNW
11
1.3
NNW
11
1.3
NNW
10
1.2
NNW
10
1.1
NNW
9
1
NNW
9
1
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.6
N
8
0.7
NNW
9
0.8
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
683
781
706
527
419
412
397
360
275
217
158
151
119
101
99
94
73
67
66
41
82
106
111
127
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSW
0
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
NW
15
N
15
N
10
N
15
N
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:57AM2.03m
11:12PM2.28m
11:53AM2.21m
00:06AM2.45m
12:42PM2.43m
00:56AM2.63m
Low Tide
4:54PM0.89m
5:37AM0.63m
5:52PM0.72m
6:27AM0.44m
6:44PM0.52m
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:37
8:38
8:39
8:40
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
17
16
15
16
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
15
15
14
16
18
18
17
16
14
14
13
12
12
14
14
13
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
14
12
13
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
12
1.7
NW
12
1.7
NNW
11
1.5
NNW
11
1.3
NNW
11
1.3
NNW
11
1.3
NNW
11
1.3
NNW
10
1.2
NNW
10
1.1
NNW
9
1
NNW
9
1
NNW
9
1
SW
6
1
SW
6
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.6
WSW
5
0.7
NNW
9
0.8
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
9
0.3
WSW
5
Energy kJ
683
781
706
527
419
412
397
360
275
217
158
151
68
68
99
94
73
67
66
23
82
106
111
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
WNW
9
1.5
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
7
1.1
WSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
16
0.7
WSW
6
0.2
SSW
16
0.8
WSW
6
0.9
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
SW
6
0.8
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.6
SW
5
0.6
N
8
0.6
WSW
5
0.4
WNW
6
0.4
WSW
5
0.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
13
12
8
222
153
129
104
46
25
39
25
50
119
101
49
39
31
24
18
41
22
10
9
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.1
W
9
0.2
SSW
18
0.1
SW
17
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.7
W
7
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.4
NNW
9
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SW
5
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
W
11
Energy kJ
4
2
30
12
29
27
25
42
25
25
24
22
21
21
21
21
21
20
35
20
4
18
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
8
1.7
SW
8
1.6
SW
7
1.1
SW
6
1
SW
6
0.8
SSW
6
1.1
SW
6
0.6
SSW
5
0.4
WNW
6
0.2
NNW
2
0.9
NNW
8
Energy kJ
436
326
261
80
68
34
77
22
14
1
127
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
76
449
403
76
14
52
29
29
76
76
76
14
14
6
0
0
0
28
690
72
0
105
0
103
Best forecast wave conditions in Lisboa
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
4
1
4
4
3
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
9
5
5
9
5
9
9
8
9
9
8
6
8
7
6
6
9
9
5
9
5
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