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Carcavelos surf break

Carcavelos surfForecast / Lisboa / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 15 Jan 2026 WET
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
14.6° C
 (Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Carcavelos today?

The current surf forecast for Carcavelos at 3AM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)13ft (4.0m)16s
Afternoon (16 Jan)13ft (4.0m)15s
Evening (16 Jan)15ft (4.5m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.4
NW
Period(s) (?)181716161615151515151515151414141413131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)572968178684741171586415705280928281892493759375855975246757579652414681395833712489202717911546
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:55AM
2.35
1:19PM
2.26
1:35AM
2.50
1:56PM
2.38
2:11AM
2.63
2:31PM
2.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:38PM
0.76
7:10AM
0.65
7:19PM
0.63
7:49AM
0.51
7:55PM
0.50
8:25AM
0.39
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise----7:52-------7:52-------7:52---
Sunset------5:39-------5:40-------5:42-
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---12211--11211-12------
Temp. °C131313121213121111111111111212111010988111211
Feels °C (?)91010877645766677765444776
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