Carcavelos Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° N 9.33° W

Carcavelos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carcavelos sea temperature is
19.1°C
1.6° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carcavelos at 10AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (14 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (14 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon morning, strong winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
1
0
0
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
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0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
12
1.1
NW
11
1
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.4
NW
11
0.4
WNW
11
1.8
NNW
6
2.2
NNW
7
2.5
NNW
8
3
NNW
8
3
NNW
9
3
NNW
9
3
NNW
9
3
NNW
9
3.5
NNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
486
325
233
198
162
159
124
98
108
77
74
161
33
48
262
522
785
1237
1441
1514
1604
1604
1769
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
SW
10
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
N
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
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-off
High Tide
5:01AM2.78m
5:17PM2.76m
5:34AM2.64m
5:52PM2.54m
6:09AM2.47m
6:29PM2.29m
Low Tide
11:03AM0.18m
11:21PM0.28m
11:38AM0.35m
11:53PM0.48m
12:15PM0.55m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:47
7:45
7:44
 mm
Temp °C
26
25
24
26
27
27
24
24
23
21
22
24
23
21
19
18
18
17
18
20
21
20
19
Feels °C
25
24
24
26
26
25
22
23
23
21
22
22
20
17
15
14
13
12
13
14
15
14
13
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