Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.31° N 8.78° W

Carvalhal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carvalhal sea temperature is
18.2°C
0.7° 

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


How big are the waves at Carvalhal today (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carvalhal at 3AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (03 Nov)1ft (0.3m)18s
Evening (03 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

Table - waves today at Carvalhal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.6
NW
11
0.6
NW
11
0.6
NW
11
0.5
NW
10
0.3
WNW
18
0.4
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
16
0.5
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
15
0.5
W
14
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.5
W
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.4
NW
15
0.4
WNW
14
0.6
W
11
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
153
153
103
103
82
52
61
87
86
123
167
94
128
126
77
115
82
78
76
89
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
10
NNW
10
W
10
W
10
NW
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
5
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:09PM2.09m
9:32AM2.38m
10:23PM2.19m
10:40AM2.48m
11:21PM2.34m
Low Tide
3:10AM0.85m
4:10PM0.59m
4:26AM0.74m
5:10PM0.47m
5:25AM0.60m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
20
18
17
15
15
19
19
18
17
14
13
12
13
17
16
17
16
15
15
14
Feels °C
16
14
14
12
12
15
15
15
15
11
10
8
10
15
13
14
13
12
12
12
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