Carcavelos surf break

Carcavelos surfForecast / Lisboa / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 04 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
17.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Carcavelos today?

The current surf forecast for Carcavelos at 9PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)--
Afternoon (04 May)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (04 May)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.3
NNW
9
1.3
NNW
9
1.3
NNW
9
1.5
NNW
9
1.7
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
8
1.6
NNW
8
1.5
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
8
1.3
NNW
8
1.2
NNW
8
1
NNW
7
1
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
201
211
237
237
237
258
258
252
338
392
423
400
409
400
370
370
323
298
257
196
161
99
91
70
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
20
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
W
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
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
cross-on
High Tide
4:54PM2.59m
5:15AM2.36m
5:29PM2.48m
5:52AM2.22m
6:08PM2.35m
6:34AM2.08m
Low Tide
11:04PM0.45m
11:11AM0.58m
11:42PM0.58m
11:47AM0.70m
00:23AM0.72m
12:29PM0.82m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:35
6:33
6:33
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8:30
8:31
8:32
8:34
Temp °C
16
15
14
14
13
13
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
13
16
17
17
16
14
14
14
15
16
16
11
10
10
11
9
10
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
10
12
12
11
11
10
11
11
12
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
6
0.3
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
9
0.2
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
W
9
0.2
NNW
11
0.3
NW
11
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.9
NNW
7
Energy kJ
8
7
3
3
3
6
7
14
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
6
6
6
12
19
20
20
70
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
6
0.2
WSW
9
0.1
W
5
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
Energy kJ
3
3
3
2
2
1
7
1
6
6
5
5
5
2
10
9
6
5
28
25
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
W
6
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.3
NW
8
Energy kJ
3
2
1
5
5
10
3
3
4
4
5
5
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.3
NNW
9
1.3
NNW
9
1.3
NNW
9
1.5
NNW
9
1.7
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
8
1.6
NNW
8
1.5
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
8
1.3
NNW
8
1.2
NNW
8
1
NNW
7
1
NNW
7
0.6
NW
7
Energy kJ
201
211
237
237
237
258
258
252
338
392
423
400
409
400
370
370
323
298
257
196
161
99
91
33
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
188
572
1
11
11
0
96
572
968
473
453
110
5
0
187
794
584
584
463
11
11
0
72
438
Best forecast wave conditions in Lisboa
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
6
5
5
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