- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Surf Forecasts:
Carriagem surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 WESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Carriagem surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Carriagem sea temperature is
16.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Carriagem today?
The current surf forecast for Carriagem at 6PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Carriagem. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | |
293 | 247 | 184 | 171 | 181 | 309 | 384 | 412 | 509 | 954 | 838 | 761 | 723 | 638 | 563 | 475 | 371 | 313 | 231 | 318 | 384 | 416 | 653 | 1283 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:33PM3.03m | 4:00AM2.91m | 4:20PM3.03m | 4:51AM2.79m | 5:10PM2.95m | 5:44AM2.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:18AM0.03m | 9:45PM-0.03m | 10:04AM0.09m | 10:35PM0.00m | 10:51AM0.21m | 11:28PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | 8:40 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 14 |
 kJ | 17 | 15 | 42 | 64 | 181 | 309 | 384 | 412 | 509 | 954 | 838 | 761 | 723 | 638 | 563 | 475 | 371 | 313 | 231 | 318 | 384 | 416 | 446 | 1283 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 18 | NW 17 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 8 | NW 10 | NNW 9 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 30 | 37 | 35 | 67 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 21 | 41 | 27 | 229 | 653 | 332 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | — | — | S 18 | SW 18 | S 18 | NW 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | W 17 | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | 6 | 13 | 6 | 26 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 37 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 9 | — | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 293 | 247 | 184 | 171 | 101 | 164 | 128 | 132 | 71 | 207 | — | 17 | 34 | 22 | 15 | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 11 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 484 | 746 | 746 | 746 | 154 | 31 | 31 | 18 | 31 | 33 | 587 | 587 | 50 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 36 | 157 | 71 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in The Algarve | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
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 Carriagem 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.
Nearest