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Carcavelos surfForecast / Lisboa / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 15 Dec 2025 WETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Carcavelos today?
The current surf forecast for Carcavelos at 10AM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Carcavelos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2281 | 2148 | 2088 | 1821 | 1630 | 1864 | 1445 | 3139 | 8269 | 4755 | 9885 | 11747 | 12292 | 12421 | 6588 | 5571 | 5371 | 4098 | 4186 | 3971 | 3184 | 2598 | 2049 | 1694 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | glass | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | 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 | off | off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:22AM 2.20 | 11:51PM 2.27 | 12:10PM 2.25 | 12:33AM 2.37 | 12:52PM 2.31 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:12AM 0.83 | 5:35PM 0.72 | 6:01AM 0.73 | 6:16PM 0.66 | 6:44AM 0.63 | 6:55PM 0.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
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