Castelejo surf break

Castelejo surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 11 May 2026 WEST
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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
16.2° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Castelejo today?

The current surf forecast for Castelejo at 5PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (11 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (11 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
8
1.3
NNW
12
1.3
NNW
12
1.3
NNW
12
1
NNW
11
1
NNW
11
0.9
NNW
11
0.9
NNW
11
0.9
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
10
0.7
NNW
10
0.7
NNW
9
0.7
NNW
9
0.7
NNW
9
0.7
NNW
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
9
0.5
NNW
9
0.5
NNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
509
404
488
472
456
265
251
190
180
160
109
91
78
78
65
62
45
44
26
21
23
28
46
45
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
W
15
W
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
15
N
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:48AM2.06m
11:03PM2.31m
11:44AM2.25m
11:57PM2.49m
12:33PM2.46m
00:46AM2.67m
Low Tide
4:44PM0.90m
5:28AM0.64m
5:43PM0.73m
6:17AM0.44m
6:34PM0.53m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:32
8:34
8:35
8:35
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
15
16
16
17
17
16
16
15
15
16
16
17
17
16
16
15
15
12
12
12
14
13
13
13
12
14
13
15
15
15
15
14
15
16
15
15
15
13
14
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
8
1.3
NNW
12
1.5
WSW
7
1.3
NNW
12
1.2
W
7
1.2
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
0.8
NNW
10
0.7
NNW
10
1
W
6
1
W
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.5
WSW
6
0.5
WSW
6
0.5
WNW
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
WNW
6
Energy kJ
509
404
488
228
456
150
135
123
119
98
109
80
78
78
62
48
35
25
18
17
23
27
27
28
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
0.1
SW
17
1.3
NNW
12
1.3
WSW
7
1
NNW
11
1
NNW
11
0.9
NNW
11
0.9
NNW
11
0.9
NNW
10
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.7
NNW
9
0.7
NNW
9
0.7
NNW
9
0.7
NNW
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
9
0.5
NNW
9
0.5
NNW
9
Energy kJ
264
341
12
472
163
265
251
190
180
160
10
8
73
71
65
62
45
44
26
21
20
28
46
45
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
17
0.3
WNW
9
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
WSW
5
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
12
12
11
16
10
10
10
10
10
21
8
8
8
8
8
8
13
12
11
7
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
6
1.1
W
6
0.3
NW
3
Energy kJ
295
95
91
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
254
532
280
254
12
18
18
18
29
254
254
79
9
12
9
9
9
9
818
250
179
49
9
9
Best forecast wave conditions in The Algarve
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
4
1
4
4
3
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
9
5
5
9
5
9
9
8
9
9
8
6
8
7
6
6
9
9
5
9
5
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