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Castelejo surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 WESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Castelejo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Castelejo sea temperature is
16.5° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Castelejo today?
The current surf forecast for Castelejo at 9PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Castelejo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu night, light winds from the NE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | |
573 | 450 | 450 | 412 | 478 | 544 | 544 | 515 | 505 | 505 | 485 | 494 | 494 | 423 | 359 | 379 | 379 | 372 | 397 | 367 | 227 | 327 | 327 | 256 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:00PM2.69m | 7:44AM2.28m | 8:06PM2.55m | 8:54AM2.17m | 9:16PM2.45m | 10:06AM2.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:27AM0.45m | 1:38PM0.70m | 2:39AM0.58m | 2:50PM0.81m | 3:52AM0.64m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 |
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Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 573 | 450 | 450 | 412 | 478 | 544 | 544 | 515 | 505 | 505 | 485 | 494 | 494 | 423 | 359 | 379 | 379 | 372 | 397 | 367 | 227 | 327 | 327 | 256 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NW 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 54 | 47 | 47 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 155 | 135 | 96 | 64 | 54 | 54 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 44 | 55 | 54 | 43 | 34 | 35 | 27 | 27 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 5 | NW 5 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 10 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 163 | 159 | 147 | 47 | 82 | 130 | 490 | 392 | 306 | 193 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 25 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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