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Carcavelos surfForecast / Lisboa / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 20 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
16.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Carcavelos today?
The current surf forecast for Carcavelos at 9PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Carcavelos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | 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 | W 11 | W 11 | |
1872 | 1545 | 1240 | 1096 | 939 | 833 | 723 | 560 | 540 | 505 | 505 | 551 | 541 | 617 | 606 | 595 | 606 | 524 | 533 | 533 | 449 | 441 | 381 | 381 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 6:11PM2.81m | 6:49AM2.42m | 7:10PM2.66m | 7:53AM2.25m | 8:16PM2.52m | 9:04AM2.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:33AM0.27m | 12:45PM0.52m | 1:38AM0.43m | 1:48PM0.68m | 2:49AM0.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 |
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Temp °C | 25 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 26 |
23 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 26 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | 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 | W 11 | W 11 |
 kJ | 1872 | 1545 | 1240 | 1096 | 939 | 833 | 723 | 560 | 540 | 505 | 505 | 551 | 541 | 617 | 606 | 595 | 606 | 524 | 533 | 533 | 449 | 441 | 381 | 381 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 20 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | N 8 | N 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | — | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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