Carcavelos Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° N 9.33° W

Carcavelos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carcavelos sea temperature is
19.1° C
1.2° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carcavelos at 12AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (05 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (05 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NNW
9
1.2
NNW
9
1.4
NNW
9
1.4
NNW
9
0.5
W
10
1.6
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
92
92
90
90
73
88
84
225
212
232
301
311
50
203
273
265
242
227
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:01PM2.53m
7:31AM2.35m
7:52PM2.37m
8:28AM2.25m
8:59PM2.23m
Low Tide
1:15AM0.48m
1:33PM0.62m
2:07AM0.62m
2:37PM0.74m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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>
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:44
8:43
 mm
Temp °C
23
23
21
21
20
20
22
23
23
21
19
18
18
18
21
24
24
22
20
Feels °C
21
23
21
22
21
20
21
20
19
17
16
15
15
15
18
20
20
18
17
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Carcavelos surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest