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Carvalhal surfForecast / Alentejo / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 WESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Carvalhal surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Carvalhal sea temperature is
18.5° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Carvalhal today?
The current surf forecast for Carvalhal at 3PM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
| Evening (05 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Carvalhal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 4 | NW 9 | NW 9 | |
29 | 83 | 85 | 67 | 33 | 63 | 53 | 148 | 126 | 107 | 102 | 97 | 71 | 96 | 53 | 35 | 69 | 54 | 33 | 26 | 35 | 11 | 21 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 5:27PM2.48m | 5:50AM2.22m | 6:06PM2.35m | 6:32AM2.07m | 6:52PM2.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:09AM0.58m | 11:40PM0.58m | 11:45AM0.70m | 00:21AM0.72m | 12:27PM0.83m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | 8:31 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | W 6 | NW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 9 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 7 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
 kJ | 29 | 3 | 85 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | W 9 | W 9 | S 15 | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | NW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 9 | — | NW 9 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 8 | NW 7 | — | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 13 | 83 | — | 67 | 33 | 63 | 53 | 148 | 126 | 107 | 102 | 97 | 71 | 96 | 53 | 35 | 69 | 54 | — | 26 | 35 | 11 | 8 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 40 | 43 | 505 | 600 | 410 | 429 | 315 | 43 | 43 | 315 | 505 | 631 | 625 | 358 | 334 | 53 | 40 | 40 | 67 | 128 | 480 | 128 | 57 |
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