Carcavelos Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° N 9.33° W

Carcavelos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carcavelos sea temperature is
20.5° C
0.3° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carcavelos at 1PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (18 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
8
1.3
NNW
8
1.2
NNW
8
1.2
NNW
8
1.1
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.5
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
1.7
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
251
243
243
237
237
202
159
159
131
99
97
94
72
63
55
51
48
47
62
61
61
68
329
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
SW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
WNW
20
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:52AM2.42m
7:12PM2.36m
7:35AM2.24m
7:59PM2.11m
8:27AM2.07m
9:03PM1.91m
Low Tide
12:54PM0.57m
1:16AM0.67m
1:40PM0.78m
2:01AM0.89m
2:39PM0.97m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:28
8:27
8:24
 mm
Temp °C
21
20
22
23
23
23
22
21
21
21
22
24
24
23
22
21
21
20
22
23
23
21
19
Feels °C
23
22
23
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
23
23
23
22
24
23
22
18
15
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