Carcavelos Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° N 9.33° W

Carcavelos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Carcavelos sea temperature is
20.0°C
0.7° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carcavelos at 8AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (10 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (10 Sep)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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)
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NNW
8
1.9
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
8
1.6
NNW
8
1.5
NNW
8
1
NNW
11
1.9
NNW
10
1.9
NNW
10
1.8
NNW
10
1
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
10
1.3
NNW
9
1.3
NNW
9
0.5
NNW
9
1.1
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
7
1.2
NNW
7
1.1
NNW
7
1.1
NNW
7
1
NNW
7
1
NNW
7
1
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
471
430
336
277
263
238
763
692
636
179
135
135
105
266
260
46
91
107
127
102
102
83
85
101
Wind (km/h)
25
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
NE
5
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:36AM2.72m
2:50PM3.06m
3:15AM2.83m
3:29PM3.11m
3:52AM2.88m
4:06PM3.08m
Low Tide
8:36AM0.16m
9:07PM-0.04m
9:15AM0.06m
9:43PM-0.07m
9:52AM0.03m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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>
7:13
7:13
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:53
7:52
7:51
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
18
20
25
24
21
19
19
19
18
21
25
26
23
21
21
20
21
23
27
29
27
26
Feels °C
15
16
17
18
22
20
16
15
15
16
16
20
24
23
20
19
21
20
21
24
27
27
24
24
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