Carcavelos surf break

Carcavelos surfForecast / Lisboa / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 WEST
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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
16.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Carcavelos today?

The current surf forecast for Carcavelos at 1PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (12 May)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (12 May)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNW
11
1.3
NNW
10
1.2
NNW
10
1.1
NNW
9
1
NNW
9
1
NNW
9
1
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
9
0.7
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
9
1.2
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
7
1.8
NNW
7
2.1
NNW
8
2.4
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
8
3
NNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
397
360
275
201
158
151
144
101
99
94
73
67
66
52
90
82
137
194
186
319
481
672
823
1120
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
0
ENE
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
20
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:53AM2.21m
00:06AM2.45m
12:42PM2.43m
00:56AM2.63m
1:27PM2.64m
Low Tide
5:37AM0.63m
5:52PM0.72m
6:27AM0.44m
6:44PM0.52m
7:12AM0.26m
7:31PM0.31m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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>
6:28
6:26
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:38
8:39
8:40
8:40
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
16
16
17
16
16
15
15
14
16
17
17
17
15
14
14
13
15
17
17
15
14
13
13
13
14
13
14
14
16
15
15
15
16
15
15
15
13
12
12
10
10
11
10
8
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNW
11
1.3
NNW
10
1.2
NNW
10
1.1
NNW
9
1
NNW
9
1.1
SW
6
1
SW
6
1
SW
6
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
9
0.7
NNW
9
0.4
SW
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
NNW
17
0.2
NNW
15
0.5
NW
14
0.8
NNW
14
0.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
397
360
275
201
158
86
68
68
99
94
73
67
66
52
90
82
7
5
2
28
23
99
232
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
6
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.8
W
6
0.2
SSW
16
1
NNW
9
1
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
SW
6
0.8
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.5
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
96
25
25
47
25
151
144
101
49
39
25
24
14
10
11
7
18
7
7
9
9
7
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.4
NNW
9
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
WNW
6
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
25
25
24
22
21
21
21
21
21
20
35
20
3
3
2
9
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
6
1.1
SW
6
0.7
SSW
6
1.1
SW
6
0.2
NNW
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.9
NNW
9
1.2
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
7
1.8
NNW
7
2.1
NNW
8
2.4
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
8
3
NNW
8
Energy kJ
94
77
31
86
1
4
137
194
186
319
481
672
823
1120
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
1
2
Distance (km)
76
76
76
76
76
14
14
14
0
0
0
187
948
968
0
67
103
103
573
968
968
572
490
434
Best forecast wave conditions in Lisboa
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
8
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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