Carcavelos Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° N 9.33° W

Carcavelos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carcavelos sea temperature is
20.0°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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carcavelos at 8PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (09 Sep)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (09 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
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2
2
1
0
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
7
2
NNW
7
2.1
NNW
8
2.2
NNW
8
2.1
NNW
8
2.1
NNW
8
2
NNW
8
1.8
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
8
1.5
NNW
8
1.9
NNW
10
1.9
NNW
10
1.8
NNW
10
1.5
NNW
7
1.4
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
7
1.2
NNW
7
1.4
NNW
7
1.4
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
307
294
406
508
581
536
493
464
382
319
263
763
678
624
195
171
158
124
158
139
100
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
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-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:07PM2.91m
2:36AM2.72m
2:50PM3.06m
3:15AM2.83m
3:29PM3.11m
Low Tide
7:54AM0.33m
8:28PM0.07m
8:36AM0.16m
9:07PM-0.04m
9:15AM0.06m
9:43PM-0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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>
7:11
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:55
7:53
7:52
 mm
Temp °C
19
21
21
19
18
18
18
18
20
25
24
21
19
19
19
18
21
25
25
24
23
Feels °C
15
16
16
14
13
14
15
17
18
22
20
16
15
16
17
17
20
24
23
22
21
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