Carcavelos surf break

Carcavelos surfForecast / Lisboa / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 06 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
17.6° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Carcavelos today?

The current surf forecast for Carcavelos at 6AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (06 May)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (06 May)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NNW
8
1.6
NNW
8
1.6
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
8
1.6
NNW
8
1.6
NNW
8
1.5
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
8
1.3
NNW
7
1.2
NNW
7
1.2
NNW
7
1.1
NNW
7
1.1
NNW
7
1
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
8
0.6
NNW
8
1.1
SSW
5
1.7
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
368
368
339
379
370
344
336
291
238
181
153
148
108
105
85
70
119
108
86
56
52
41
64
198
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
15
N
20
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
5
WNW
10
S
10
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
35
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:52AM2.22m
6:08PM2.35m
6:34AM2.08m
6:54PM2.23m
7:25AM1.95m
7:51PM2.14m
Low Tide
11:42PM0.58m
11:47AM0.70m
00:23AM0.72m
12:29PM0.82m
1:14AM0.85m
1:20PM0.93m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
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6:33
6:33
6:31
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8:32
8:34
8:35
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
16
17
17
16
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
16
17
17
17
16
11
10
10
12
11
11
11
9
10
10
11
11
13
12
11
12
13
12
12
11
12
12
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
W
9
0.2
NNW
11
0.3
NW
11
0.3
NW
11
0.4
NW
10
1.1
NNW
7
1.1
NNW
7
1
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.5
NNW
7
0.5
W
13
Energy kJ
12
12
11
11
6
6
6
6
12
19
18
25
108
105
85
70
119
108
86
56
52
39
31
90
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
16
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
NNW
7
Energy kJ
6
5
2
2
10
9
6
5
5
5
25
23
22
40
5
20
20
42
42
41
60
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
NW
11
0.2
NNW
11
Energy kJ
5
5
5
10
3
3
4
4
4
8
1
1
1
1
1
1
7
7
7
7
5
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NNW
8
1.6
NNW
8
1.6
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
8
1.6
NNW
8
1.6
NNW
8
1.5
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
8
1.3
NNW
7
1.2
NNW
7
1.2
NNW
7
0.5
WNW
3
0.5
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.3
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.7
SSW
4
0.8
S
4
1.1
SSW
5
1.7
SSW
6
Energy kJ
368
368
339
379
370
344
336
291
238
181
153
148
7
7
4
1
5
13
22
64
198
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
5
5
5
297
823
584
579
320
262
11
11
90
438
438
477
76
0
14
6
78
76
438
108
105
Best forecast wave conditions in Lisboa
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
7
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