Carcavelos Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° N 9.33° W

Carcavelos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carcavelos sea temperature is
18.9°C
1.5° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carcavelos at 11AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (22 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (22 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
11
1.3
NW
11
1.3
NW
12
1.2
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1
NW
11
0.9
WNW
17
1.1
WNW
16
1.4
WNW
15
1.6
WNW
15
1.8
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
396
437
420
389
303
298
250
464
659
941
1081
1283
1206
1172
936
878
824
659
668
636
554
480
464
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
E
5
SE
5
WSW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
N
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
5
N
5
NNW
5
N
10
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:46PM2.25m
1:14AM2.18m
1:25PM2.46m
1:49AM2.37m
1:59PM2.65m
Low Tide
6:31AM0.91m
7:07PM0.70m
7:12AM0.70m
7:41PM0.50m
7:47AM0.51m
8:13PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:35
7:32
7:31
 mm
Temp °C
25
24
24
27
27
27
24
24
23
22
24
27
26
25
23
23
23
22
23
27
27
25
23
Feels °C
23
23
23
25
24
24
22
22
21
20
23
26
24
23
22
23
22
22
22
25
23
21
20
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