Carcavelos Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° N 9.33° W

Carcavelos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carcavelos sea temperature is
19.9°C
0.7° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carcavelos at 1AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (05 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (05 Sep)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
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)
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
1
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.6
NW
15
0.9
NW
14
1.1
NW
13
1.2
NW
13
1.3
NW
12
1.3
NW
12
1.3
NW
12
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
44
103
101
101
101
101
103
106
174
317
380
451
465
442
427
304
254
308
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
NE
10
W
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
S
5
WSW
10
WNW
20
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:47PM2.12m
9:28AM2.18m
10:25PM2.05m
11:04AM2.24m
Low Tide
2:21PM0.75m
2:55AM0.86m
3:58PM0.82m
4:35AM0.90m
5:38PM0.71m
cloud
part cloud
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>
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:02
8:01
8:00
 mm
Temp °C
31
33
30
27
27
27
27
30
30
26
25
25
24
23
25
28
26
25
22
Feels °C
30
31
29
26
26
27
26
30
29
24
24
24
23
23
24
26
23
22
19
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