Carcavelos surf break

Carcavelos surfForecast / Lisboa / Portugal

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 17 Aug 2025 WEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
20.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Carcavelos this week:

The surf forecast for Carcavelos over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 22) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 16s. Another secondary swell of 1.4m and 7s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Carcavelos in the next 12 days are 2.0m 7s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 21) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 6s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 20) at 1PM.

Wave TypeTime (WEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)10AM (Fri 22nd Aug)3.5ft (1.0m) 11s
Best Surf10AM (Fri 22nd Aug)3.5ft (1.0m) 11s
Most Powerful 4AM (Thu 21st Aug)6.5ft (2.0m) 7s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Carcavelos over the next 12 days.

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the N by Fri night).

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
AMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNight
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NW
1.3
NNW
1.1
NNW
0.4
NW
0.1
SW
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
SW
0.1
S
1.7
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.8
NNW
0.8
WNW
1
WNW
1.3
NNW
0.9
WNW
1.2
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.6
NNW
Period(s) (?)988814191818181666771211710877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)111234190369149132110236326364380398425349243311304425
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
25
NW
10
NW
5
N
20
WNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:24PM
2.12
11:04AM
2.23
11:54PM
2.14
12:23PM
2.36
1:05AM
2.27
1:25PM
2.55
1:59AM
2.43
2:15PM
2.74
2:43AM
2.56
2:57PM
2.89
3:22AM
2.65
3:35PM
2.97
3:57AM
2.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:58PM
0.78
4:36AM
0.86
5:35PM
0.75
6:03AM
0.80
6:53PM
0.59
7:10AM
0.65
7:50PM
0.41
8:01AM
0.48
8:36PM
0.25
8:43AM
0.33
9:15PM
0.14
9:20AM
0.23
9:51PM
0.09
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunrise6:52--6:52--6:54--6:54--6:56--6:56--6:56--
Sunset-8:29--8:28--8:27--8:24--8:23--8:22--8:21-
clearclearpart cloudpart cloudclearclearclearclearclearclearclearclearclearclearclearclearclearclearclearclearclear
Rain (mm)
---------------------
Temp. °C262520232319212118222119222219252420242420
Feels °C (?)232117201916171715181615181715242119242320
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Lisboa

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Carcavelos (calm at Cascais 2 km from Carcavelos). 0.8m 4s local chop from the NNW with a 0.7m 9s swell from the NW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

    Carcavelos
Expand
<
>
View all

Actual: 45 min ago

2 km/h
WNW
Clean
Please reload the page to see if there are any updates.

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Carcavelos surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Information about the Carcavelos Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Carcavelos provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Carcavelos can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Carcavelos surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Carcavelos) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Carcavelos may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

Carcavelos is 1 km (1 miles) from Carcavelos. If you plan a holiday in Lisboa, look for hotels and other accommodation in Carcavelos. Carcavelos has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.

Nearest
Nearest
Nearest