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Carcavelos surf break

Carcavelos surfForecast / Lisboa / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 20 Apr 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
15.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Carcavelos today?

The current surf forecast for Carcavelos at 12PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
!
!
3
4
!
!
1
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.6
NNW
1.1
S
1.5
S
0.7
NW
1
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.8
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.7
NW
2.3
WNW
2.2
NW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.4
NW
Period(s) (?)9999888885615141313121212121214131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1241011019682808062546917622041375611201694181410278361536179914011180669
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
10
SE
15
WSW
20
ENE
0
SSW
20
E
25
SE
25
S
20
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
0
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
NW
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crossglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:06AM
2.86
5:26PM
2.88
5:55AM
2.65
6:16PM
2.72
6:52AM
2.40
7:16PM
2.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:09AM
0.15
11:39PM
0.14
11:56AM
0.36
12:34AM
0.33
12:50PM
0.59
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise-6:54-------6:52-------6:52------
Sunset-----8:17-------8:19-------8:20--
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161518232123192020191818181514141413141616151413
Feels °C (?)151316221919191614141515151111111212131413111111
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