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Castelejo surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 18 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 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Castelejo today?
The current surf forecast for Castelejo at 2PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
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 Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon night, light winds from the ESE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | |
384 | 412 | 509 | 878 | 838 | 761 | 723 | 583 | 563 | 429 | 332 | 319 | 296 | 222 | 311 | 402 | 949 | 2554 | 2438 | 2265 | 1968 | 1726 | 1481 | 1117 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 4:17PM3.04m | 4:48AM2.81m | 5:07PM2.97m | 5:41AM2.64m | 6:01PM2.84m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:00AM0.10m | 10:32PM0.01m | 10:48AM0.21m | 11:25PM0.12m | 11:39AM0.37m | 00:23AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | 8:40 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 22 |
9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
 kJ | 384 | 412 | 509 | 878 | 838 | 761 | 723 | 583 | 563 | 429 | 332 | 319 | 296 | 222 | 311 | 377 | 456 | 2554 | 2438 | 2265 | 1968 | 1726 | 1481 | 1117 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 26 | 34 | 221 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 21 | 41 | 53 | 402 | 949 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 |
| kJ | 26 | 35 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 9 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 124 | 83 | 109 | 178 | 5 | 9 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 613 | 613 | 178 | 65 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 178 | 65 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
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