Carcavelos Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° N 9.33° W

Carcavelos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carcavelos sea temperature is
18.8°C
1.9° 

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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carcavelos at 5PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (13 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (13 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue night).

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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)
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
13
0.9
NW
13
1.1
NW
12
1.3
NW
12
1.3
NW
12
1.3
NW
12
1.3
NW
12
1.1
NW
11
1
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.7
NW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.5
NW
10
0.4
NW
11
0.4
WNW
11
1.6
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
250
273
330
455
433
478
486
325
233
198
162
159
102
98
108
77
74
45
33
47
190
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
SSW
10
W
20
NW
10
N
0
N
5
E
5
ESE
5
S
10
SW
10
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
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
High Tide
4:42PM2.95m
5:01AM2.78m
5:17PM2.76m
5:34AM2.64m
5:52PM2.54m
Low Tide
10:28AM0.07m
10:50PM0.10m
11:03AM0.18m
11:21PM0.28m
11:38AM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
7:16
7:16
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:49
7:47
7:45
 mm
Temp °C
24
28
28
27
27
27
26
24
24
26
27
26
25
24
23
22
23
24
23
20
19
Feels °C
23
28
27
24
25
26
25
23
24
25
26
23
24
23
22
22
22
22
20
16
16
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