Carcavelos surf break

Carcavelos surfForecast / Lisboa / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 WEST
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Carcavelos surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Carcavelos sea temperature is
16.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Carcavelos today?

The current surf forecast for Carcavelos at 4AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (12 May)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (12 May)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNW
11
1.3
NNW
11
1.3
NNW
10
1.2
NNW
10
1.1
NNW
9
1
NNW
9
1
NNW
9
1
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.6
N
8
0.7
NNW
9
0.7
NNW
9
1
NNW
9
1.3
NNW
8
1.5
NNW
7
1.9
NNW
7
2.1
NNW
8
2.4
NNW
8
2.4
NNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
412
397
360
275
217
158
151
144
101
96
94
73
67
66
44
84
82
166
227
206
376
494
672
744
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
S
0
SSE
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:12PM2.28m
11:53AM2.21m
00:06AM2.45m
12:42PM2.43m
00:56AM2.63m
1:27PM2.64m
Low Tide
5:37AM0.63m
5:52PM0.72m
6:27AM0.44m
6:44PM0.52m
7:12AM0.26m
7:31PM0.31m
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:38
8:39
8:40
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
15
15
14
16
17
17
17
15
14
14
13
15
17
16
15
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
16
15
15
15
16
15
14
15
13
12
11
9
10
11
9
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNW
11
1.3
NNW
11
1.3
NNW
10
1.2
NNW
10
1.1
NNW
9
1
NNW
9
1
SW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.6
W
5
0.7
NNW
9
0.7
NNW
9
0.3
W
6
0.3
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.1
NW
17
0.2
NNW
16
0.5
NW
14
0.8
NNW
14
Energy kJ
412
397
360
275
217
158
66
59
101
96
94
73
67
66
20
84
82
6
5
5
11
24
102
239
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
7
1.1
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
0.2
SSW
16
0.7
WSW
6
0.2
SSW
16
1
NNW
9
1
NNW
9
0.9
SW
6
0.8
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.5
SW
5
0.6
N
8
0.5
W
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
121
96
80
25
39
25
151
144
49
39
33
25
24
14
44
14
9
4
7
7
9
9
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.4
NNW
9
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
27
25
25
25
25
24
22
21
21
21
21
21
20
35
20
19
18
2
9
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
6
0.6
SSW
5
1
SW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.4
WNW
6
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NNW
4
1
NNW
9
1.3
NNW
8
1.5
NNW
7
1.9
NNW
7
2.1
NNW
8
2.4
NNW
8
2.4
NNW
8
Energy kJ
68
23
66
27
16
2
7
166
227
206
376
494
672
744
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
4
2
Distance (km)
14
76
76
76
76
76
14
14
6
6
0
0
942
187
624
473
264
140
203
573
968
968
577
490
Best forecast wave conditions in Lisboa
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
4
1
4
4
3
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
5
8
8
9
9
9
9
6
9
9
7
7
6
9
8
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
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