Carcavelos surf break

Carcavelos surfForecast / Lisboa / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 24 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 slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Carcavelos today?

The current surf forecast for Carcavelos at 5AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (24 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (24 May)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
15
1.2
WNW
14
1.5
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
255
250
209
205
290
236
207
172
172
168
168
158
272
515
768
875
862
848
739
727
626
616
616
605
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
5
N
10
W
15
W
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
SSE
15
SW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
N
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ESE
5
SE
15
W
10
NW
10
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:16AM2.13m
10:35PM2.38m
11:21AM2.18m
11:37PM2.37m
12:15PM2.27m
Low Tide
4:02AM0.62m
4:16PM0.81m
5:08AM0.62m
5:24PM0.77m
6:03AM0.59m
6:21PM0.70m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:49
8:50
8:51
Temp °C
17
17
16
19
22
20
19
19
18
18
17
20
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
23
29
28
26
25
16
17
15
19
21
18
17
18
18
18
16
19
20
20
19
20
21
20
19
20
28
25
24
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
14
1.5
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
Energy kJ
255
250
209
205
290
236
207
172
172
168
168
154
179
515
768
875
862
848
739
727
626
616
616
605
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
9
0.9
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.2
WNW
17
0.4
NW
16
0.6
WNW
15
0.8
WNW
15
0.9
WNW
9
0.3
N
5
0.1
S
12
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
N
5
0.1
S
12
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
Energy kJ
6
44
39
32
7
7
6
6
6
28
66
158
272
124
5
3
2
2
1
3
12
4
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
S
12
0.2
N
7
0.3
N
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
S
12
0.1
SW
19
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
SW
18
0.1
S
12
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
Energy kJ
7
7
6
6
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
7
7
3
3
15
11
3
3
12
3
12
12
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNW
5
0.6
NW
6
0.4
NW
3
0.3
N
5
Energy kJ
49
24
2
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
6
76
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
6
5
1
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Lisboa
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
6
7
9
9
9
9
8
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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