Carcavelos Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° N 9.33° W

Carcavelos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carcavelos sea temperature is
19.9° C
0.4° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carcavelos at 3AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (04 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (04 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.6
NNW
10
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.2
NNW
9
1.3
NNW
9
1.3
NNW
9
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
1.8
NNW
7
1.8
NNW
7
1.8
NNW
7
1.9
NNW
7
1.9
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
154
80
129
129
126
118
92
92
90
90
67
88
84
225
231
286
262
51
50
278
303
295
328
328
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
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-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:44AM2.44m
7:01PM2.53m
7:31AM2.35m
7:52PM2.37m
8:28AM2.25m
8:59PM2.23m
Low Tide
00:32AM0.37m
12:44PM0.50m
1:15AM0.48m
1:33PM0.62m
2:07AM0.62m
2:37PM0.74m
clear
clear
clear
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>
6:39
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:44
8:43
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
21
22
24
24
23
21
20
20
19
21
23
22
21
19
18
18
18
21
23
23
21
19
Feels °C
22
22
23
22
23
23
22
21
20
21
19
20
20
18
17
16
15
15
15
17
19
18
17
16
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