Carcavelos Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° N 9.33° W

Carcavelos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carcavelos sea temperature is
20.8° C
0.4° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carcavelos at 7AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (08 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.8
NW
7
0.9
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
8
1
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
73
68
48
32
51
45
55
70
91
89
86
84
111
128
128
104
76
65
109
73
125
108
97
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:25PM2.16m
11:08AM2.25m
11:52PM2.22m
12:25PM2.42m
1:04AM2.38m
1:28PM2.66m
Low Tide
4:40AM0.79m
5:32PM0.71m
6:03AM0.70m
6:49PM0.52m
7:10AM0.53m
7:50PM0.29m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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>
6:43
6:45
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:40
8:38
8:37
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
20
23
24
24
23
21
21
20
20
22
24
24
22
21
20
20
20
22
24
23
22
20
Feels °C
21
21
20
23
23
24
23
21
22
21
22
23
23
23
21
21
20
21
21
21
23
21
20
19
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