Carcavelos Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° N 9.33° W

Carcavelos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carcavelos sea temperature is
18.5°C
1.9° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carcavelos at 11AM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Afternoon (19 Sep)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (19 Sep)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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)
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!
!
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3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
NW
15
2.4
NW
14
2.3
NW
14
2.1
NW
14
2
NW
13
1.9
NW
13
1.9
NW
13
1.8
NW
13
1.7
NW
12
1.8
NW
12
1.7
NW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.6
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.5
NW
11
1.4
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
0.8
NW
13
1.3
NW
12
1.3
NW
12
1.3
NW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2449
2350
1970
1637
1367
1242
1129
1028
864
895
805
722
662
568
568
496
428
377
284
231
528
511
486
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNE
5
E
5
W
15
NW
20
NNW
20
N
10
N
5
ENE
5
E
10
E
10
S
10
W
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSW
10
W
20
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:50AM1.94m
9:52PM1.75m
10:34AM1.92m
11:32PM1.82m
11:55AM2.06m
Low Tide
2:08AM1.10m
3:22PM1.11m
3:50AM1.18m
5:15PM1.07m
5:32AM1.09m
6:24PM0.90m
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>
7:20
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:39
7:37
7:36
 mm
Temp °C
20
21
23
26
26
25
25
24
23
22
23
28
29
26
27
26
25
22
23
28
30
26
26
Feels °C
18
20
21
24
23
21
21
22
22
20
21
26
27
22
24
25
24
20
21
27
28
23
22
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