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Carcavelos surfForecast / Lisboa / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 WESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Carcavelos today?
The current surf forecast for Carcavelos at 1AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Carcavelos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | |
158 | 151 | 144 | 101 | 99 | 94 | 73 | 67 | 66 | 47 | 92 | 82 | 103 | 131 | 206 | 206 | 356 | 588 | 690 | 908 | 1343 | 1621 | 1461 | 958 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | 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 | |
High Tide | 00:06AM2.45m | 12:42PM2.43m | 00:56AM2.63m | 1:27PM2.64m | 1:43AM2.79m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:52PM0.72m | 6:27AM0.44m | 6:44PM0.52m | 7:12AM0.26m | 7:31PM0.31m | 7:56AM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | NNW 15 | NW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 12 |
 kJ | 158 | 151 | 83 | 68 | 49 | 94 | 73 | 67 | 66 | 47 | 92 | 82 | 103 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 97 | 232 | 299 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 240 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | SW 13 | W 11 | NNW 17 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | S 12 |
| kJ | 25 | 24 | 144 | 101 | 99 | 39 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NNW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 11 | SW 13 | W 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 35 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 86 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 131 | 206 | 206 | 356 | 588 | 690 | 908 | 1343 | 1621 | 1461 | 958 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 76 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 948 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 573 | 589 | 707 | 572 | 490 | 519 | 680 | 599 | 707 | 757 |
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