Carcavelos Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° N 9.33° W

Carcavelos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carcavelos sea temperature is
18.4°C
1.9° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carcavelos at 1AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (28 Sep)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (28 Sep)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the S by Tue afternoon).

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.5
NW
11
1.4
NW
11
1.4
NW
11
1.3
NW
11
1.4
NW
11
1.5
NW
11
1.6
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.5
NW
12
1.4
NW
11
1.3
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
1.7
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
666
644
544
479
471
414
462
534
666
761
723
722
583
506
396
314
308
198
263
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
10
N
5
N
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:38PM2.99m
3:59AM2.89m
4:14PM2.97m
4:34AM2.88m
4:53PM2.87m
Low Tide
9:48PM-0.01m
10:02AM0.05m
10:22PM0.02m
10:39AM0.08m
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Temp °C
25
23
21
21
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20
20
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22
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21
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21
Feels °C
21
20
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18
18
18
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19
20
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