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Carriagem surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 12 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
16.2° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Carriagem today?
The current surf forecast for Carriagem at 6AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Carriagem. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | |
341 | 256 | 207 | 176 | 160 | 109 | 81 | 76 | 71 | 68 | 49 | 45 | 44 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 44 | 116 | 66 | 205 | 443 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 11:05PM2.30m | 11:47AM2.23m | 11:59PM2.47m | 12:35PM2.45m | 00:49AM2.65m | 1:20PM2.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:31AM0.63m | 5:45PM0.72m | 6:20AM0.44m | 6:37PM0.52m | 7:05AM0.26m | 7:24PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | NNW 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | NW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | NNW 9 | W 6 | NNW 8 | WNW 11 | NNW 15 |
 kJ | 132 | 131 | 127 | 98 | 95 | 109 | 76 | 76 | 62 | 62 | 48 | 36 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 44 | 5 | 22 | 12 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | SW 16 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | W 6 | W 11 | WNW 11 | NW 16 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 341 | 256 | 207 | 176 | 160 | 10 | 81 | 75 | 71 | 68 | 49 | 45 | 44 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 5 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 12 | W 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 9 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 116 | 66 | 205 | 443 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 229 | 229 | 33 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 886 | 37 | 743 | 378 | 406 | 18 | 346 | 420 | 912 | 912 | 709 | 406 |
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