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Carriagem surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm 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
16.4° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Carriagem today?
The current surf forecast for Carriagem at 10PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Carriagem. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 10 | NNW 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | NNW 8 | WSW 6 | NNW 8 | WSW 6 | W 6 | NNW 9 | W 6 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | |
109 | 94 | 95 | 98 | 76 | 62 | 46 | 44 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 132 | 105 | 306 | 495 | 536 | 638 | 741 | 890 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:59PM2.47m | 12:35PM2.45m | 00:49AM2.65m | 1:20PM2.66m | 1:36AM2.81m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:45PM0.72m | 6:20AM0.44m | 6:37PM0.52m | 7:05AM0.26m | 7:24PM0.31m | 7:49AM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 |
14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | NNW 8 | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | NNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NNW 15 | NW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
 kJ | 109 | 94 | 95 | 98 | 76 | 62 | 46 | 34 | 26 | 23 | 14 | 24 | 25 | 17 | 18 | 42 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 49 | 118 | 111 | 138 | 164 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | NW 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | W 6 | SW 13 | NW 16 | WNW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 81 | 73 | 71 | 43 | 62 | 46 | 44 | 12 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 27 | 45 | 44 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 7 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | SW 13 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | N 17 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 132 | 105 | 306 | 495 | 536 | 638 | 741 | 890 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 229 | 51 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 51 | 893 | 225 | 64 | 154 | 154 | 18 | 420 | 717 | 559 | 559 | 406 | 561 | 561 | 446 | 559 | 721 |
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