Carcavelos Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° N 9.33° W

Carcavelos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carcavelos sea temperature is
20.1°C
0.5° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carcavelos at 10PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)--
Afternoon (03 Sep)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (03 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
6
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.7
NW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.6
NW
15
0.9
NW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
79
59
64
65
62
59
59
59
120
44
83
101
101
101
101
103
106
171
313
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
NW
10
N
5
ENE
15
N
5
W
5
N
10
N
15
SW
15
NW
15
N
10
NE
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:31PM2.31m
8:04AM2.27m
8:47PM2.12m
9:28AM2.18m
Low Tide
1:12PM0.58m
1:39AM0.69m
2:21PM0.75m
2:55AM0.86m
3:58PM0.82m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:05
8:02
8:01
 mm
Temp °C
35
31
30
31
24
25
26
27
23
28
27
26
25
24
27
30
30
28
25
Feels °C
32
28
28
30
22
25
26
25
22
25
25
25
24
22
25
28
27
25
23
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