Carvalhal surfForecast / Alentejo / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 21 Mar 2026 WET
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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
14.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Carvalhal today?

The current surf forecast for Carvalhal at 8AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 21). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (21 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (21 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


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Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
SSW
1
SW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)101089888888881413131313131389998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)292238256176160157160206158158135138166154158147149145147138155115118124
Wind
(km/h)
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
WNW
10
WNW
0
WSW
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
NNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassoncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:59PM
2.92
4:18AM
2.93
4:39PM
2.82
5:02AM
2.72
5:24PM
2.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:47AM
-0.04
10:03PM
0.03
10:25AM
0.10
10:46PM
0.17
11:07AM
0.31
11:35PM
0.36
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
Sunrise--6:37-------6:35-------6:33-----
Sunset-----6:46-------6:47-------6:49--
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----21-----1-----------
Temp. °C131315171817151412121317181716151313141818191816
Feels °C (?)8912151717141210101016161516141111131815171713
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