Carcavelos Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° N 9.33° W

Carcavelos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 21 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 (21 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carcavelos at 11PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)--
Afternoon (21 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (21 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
3
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
12
1.4
NW
12
1.3
NW
12
1.3
NW
11
1.3
NW
11
1.3
NW
11
1.3
NW
12
1.3
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
1.7
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
14
1.6
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
528
565
486
445
396
437
420
435
303
298
250
464
659
941
1081
1223
1206
1172
905
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
20
NNW
20
N
10
N
5
NE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:32AM1.99m
12:46PM2.25m
1:14AM2.18m
1:25PM2.46m
Low Tide
6:24PM0.90m
6:31AM0.91m
7:07PM0.70m
7:12AM0.70m
7:41PM0.50m
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
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:36
7:35
7:32
 mm
Temp °C
30
25
25
25
25
24
24
27
27
27
24
24
23
22
24
28
27
25
23
Feels °C
28
22
22
22
23
23
22
25
24
24
22
22
21
20
23
27
25
22
21
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