Carcavelos Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° N 9.33° W

Carcavelos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carcavelos sea temperature is
18.9°C
1.1° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carcavelos at 3PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (03 Oct)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (03 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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)
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NW
13
1.9
NW
12
1.8
NW
12
1.7
NW
12
1.7
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.4
NW
10
1.5
NNW
10
1.5
NNW
10
1.5
NNW
9
1.5
NNW
9
1
NW
10
1
NW
11
1.3
NNW
11
1.2
NW
11
1.2
NNW
9
1.2
NNW
9
1.2
NNW
10
1.1
NW
10
1
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1167
961
836
768
741
626
615
433
448
430
404
362
212
220
389
334
236
236
256
239
208
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
SSE
5
NW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NE
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
15
SW
10
W
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
7:55AM2.31m
8:49PM2.06m
9:25AM2.23m
10:28PM2.04m
10:57AM2.31m
Low Tide
2:22PM0.73m
2:51AM0.91m
4:05PM0.77m
4:32AM0.90m
5:35PM0.64m
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clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
21
23
25
24
24
23
22
21
22
24
24
24
22
21
20
19
20
23
23
20
20
Feels °C
21
23
25
23
23
22
21
21
22
25
23
23
22
20
20
19
21
22
23
21
22
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