Carcavelos surf break

Carcavelos surfForecast / Lisboa / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 11 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
16.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Carcavelos today?

The current surf forecast for Carcavelos at 11AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (11 May)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (11 May)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
!
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
8
2.1
SW
8
1.6
NW
12
1.7
NW
12
1.7
NNW
11
1.5
NNW
11
1.3
NNW
11
1.3
NNW
11
1.3
NNW
11
1.3
NNW
10
1.2
NNW
10
1.1
NNW
9
1
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.6
N
8
0.9
NNW
9
0.8
NNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
716
557
683
781
706
527
419
412
397
360
275
217
158
140
108
101
96
94
73
67
66
41
113
106
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
0
W
5
SW
10
WSW
15
W
15
NW
15
N
15
N
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:57AM2.03m
11:12PM2.28m
11:53AM2.21m
00:06AM2.45m
12:42PM2.43m
00:56AM2.63m
Low Tide
4:40AM0.80m
4:54PM0.89m
5:37AM0.63m
5:52PM0.72m
6:27AM0.44m
6:44PM0.52m
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:37
8:38
8:39
8:40
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
16
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
15
15
14
16
17
17
17
15
14
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
16
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
12
1.3
NNW
12
1.6
NW
12
1.7
NW
12
1.7
NNW
11
1.5
NNW
11
1.3
NNW
11
1.3
NNW
11
1.3
NNW
11
1.3
NNW
10
1.2
NNW
10
1.1
NNW
9
1
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
9
1
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.6
N
8
0.9
NNW
9
0.8
NNW
9
Energy kJ
303
472
683
781
706
527
419
412
397
360
275
217
158
140
75
63
96
94
73
67
66
41
113
106
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
19
0.2
W
10
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
WNW
9
1.5
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
7
1.1
WSW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.2
SSW
16
0.7
W
6
0.2
SSW
16
0.8
W
6
0.9
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
SW
6
0.8
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.5
SW
5
0.5
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.2
SSW
14
Energy kJ
14
8
13
12
8
222
163
129
104
34
25
38
25
49
108
101
51
39
25
25
14
14
10
19
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
SW
19
0.1
S
13
0.1
W
9
0.2
SSW
18
0.1
SW
17
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.6
W
7
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.4
NNW
9
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
W
12
Energy kJ
4
14
4
2
30
12
29
27
25
32
25
24
22
21
21
21
21
21
20
35
20
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
8
2.1
SW
8
1.9
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
7
0.9
SW
6
0.7
SSW
6
1
SW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
3
0.6
W
5
Energy kJ
716
557
436
306
243
60
27
68
27
8
2
20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
78
76
76
449
403
76
14
31
14
29
76
76
76
19
14
14
0
0
0
187
72
690
320
255
Best forecast wave conditions in Lisboa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
4
1
4
3
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
6
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
7
6
5
9
8
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