Carcavelos Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.68° N 9.33° W

Carcavelos WaveFinder

Issued: 6 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Carcavelos sea temperature is
19.7°C
0.1° 

Carcavelos surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Carcavelos surf forecast from 8 Oct 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Thursday 8 Oct, 7AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period, NNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Thursday 8 Oct, 10AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period, NNW swell with 1,057 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 8 Oct, 4AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NNW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Carcavelos this week:

The surf forecast for Carcavelos over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Oct 08) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.8m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 12s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Carcavelos in the next 16 days are 2.5m 9s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Oct 08) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Oct 13) at 10PM.

Wave TypeTime (WEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 4AM (Thu 8th Oct)6ft (1.8m) 8s
Best Surf 7AM (Thu 8th Oct)7ft (2.2m) 9s
Most Powerful10AM (Thu 8th Oct)8ft (2.5m) 9s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Carcavelos over the next 16 days.


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