Carcavelos Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° N 9.33° W

Carcavelos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 02 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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carcavelos at 10AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (02 Sep)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (02 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NNW
9
1.4
NNW
8
1.2
NNW
8
1.2
NNW
8
1.2
NNW
7
1.1
NNW
7
1.1
NNW
7
1
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
1
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
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
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
354
267
181
176
139
118
132
85
73
68
85
79
64
55
64
65
62
59
59
61
44
44
103
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNE
15
W
10
NNE
5
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
6:16AM2.57m
6:37PM2.53m
7:03AM2.43m
7:31PM2.31m
8:04AM2.27m
8:47PM2.12m
Low Tide
12:20PM0.40m
00:45AM0.49m
1:12PM0.58m
1:39AM0.69m
2:21PM0.75m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:06
8:05
8:02
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
19
24
26
24
23
24
24
25
27
33
35
33
30
30
29
28
27
35
27
33
32
Feels °C
15
16
19
24
25
22
21
22
23
23
25
31
33
30
27
28
27
26
25
33
24
31
32
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