Carcavelos Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° N 9.33° W

Carcavelos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 20 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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carcavelos at 2AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (21 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (21 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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)
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
0
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.4
NW
12
1.3
NW
12
1.3
NW
11
1.3
NW
11
1.3
NW
11
1.3
NW
12
1.2
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
600
568
568
505
428
377
284
231
528
565
486
445
396
437
420
389
303
298
250
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
NNW
20
N
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSW
15
W
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
N
5
ENE
5
E
5
SE
5
SSW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:32PM1.82m
11:55AM2.06m
00:32AM1.99m
12:46PM2.25m
Low Tide
5:15PM1.07m
5:32AM1.09m
6:24PM0.90m
6:31AM0.91m
7:07PM0.70m
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>
7:22
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:36
7:35
 mm
Temp °C
29
26
26
26
24
22
24
28
29
25
25
25
25
24
24
27
27
26
25
Feels °C
27
23
22
24
22
21
23
28
26
22
21
22
24
23
22
25
25
23
23
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