Carcavelos Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° N 9.33° W

Carcavelos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carcavelos sea temperature is
20.1°C
0.5° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Carcavelos at 12PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)7ft (2.2m)7s
Afternoon (27 Aug)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (27 Aug)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu morning, calm by Thu night).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
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2
2
1
1
0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
W
8
2
W
7
2.3
W
7
2.2
W
8
2.2
W
8
2.1
W
8
2.1
W
9
2.2
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
10
2.1
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
2
NW
10
1.8
NW
9
1.7
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.5
NW
9
1.4
NW
8
1.3
NNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
337
419
568
567
603
579
653
790
935
1019
1176
1155
992
962
916
809
723
577
471
418
334
281
224
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
WSW
30
W
25
W
25
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
SW
5
NW
5
N
5
N
10
WNW
20
NW
25
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:53AM2.49m
3:05PM2.79m
3:25AM2.61m
3:37PM2.89m
3:56AM2.70m
4:08PM2.94m
Low Tide
8:51AM0.36m
9:18PM0.22m
9:23AM0.25m
9:49PM0.13m
9:54AM0.17m
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:14
8:12
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
20
18
20
21
21
20
20
20
19
18
19
21
22
21
19
19
18
18
20
23
23
21
20
Feels °C
16
14
15
16
17
17
19
20
20
19
20
20
20
19
17
18
17
16
18
21
19
18
19
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