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Carcavelos surfForecast / Lisboa / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 WESTForecast 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
16.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Carcavelos today?
The current surf forecast for Carcavelos at 1AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Carcavelos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | |
540 | 505 | 505 | 551 | 541 | 617 | 606 | 595 | 606 | 524 | 533 | 533 | 449 | 449 | 452 | 467 | 487 | 324 | 410 | 255 | 250 | 263 | 205 | 290 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:10PM2.66m | 7:53AM2.25m | 8:16PM2.52m | 9:04AM2.15m | 9:26PM2.42m | 10:16AM2.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:38AM0.43m | 1:48PM0.68m | 2:49AM0.56m | 3:00PM0.78m | 4:02AM0.62m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 |
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Temp °C | 25 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 22 |
22 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 540 | 505 | 505 | 551 | 541 | 617 | 606 | 595 | 606 | 524 | 533 | 533 | 449 | 449 | 452 | 467 | 487 | 324 | 410 | 255 | 250 | 263 | 205 | 290 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 6 | N 5 | N 5 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | N 8 | N 8 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | NW 7 | N 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 21 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | — | — | NNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | 26 | 23 | 48 | 36 | 15 | — | — | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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