Castelejo surf break

Castelejo surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 12 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
16.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Castelejo today?

The current surf forecast for Castelejo at 3PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (12 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (12 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
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
0.9
W
6
0.7
NNW
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
WNW
6
0.4
NNW
9
0.5
NNW
9
0.5
NNW
9
0.5
NNW
9
1.1
NW
6
1.5
NNW
7
2.1
NNW
7
2.1
NNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
256
190
176
160
109
94
79
79
62
62
45
44
43
21
26
16
32
45
44
42
77
199
443
536
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
N
20
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:44AM2.25m
11:57PM2.49m
12:33PM2.46m
00:46AM2.67m
1:17PM2.68m
Low Tide
5:28AM0.64m
5:43PM0.73m
6:17AM0.44m
6:34PM0.53m
7:02AM0.26m
7:22PM0.32m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:34
8:35
8:35
8:36
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
16
16
17
17
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
15
15
14
14
13
12
14
13
15
16
15
16
14
15
16
15
14
13
14
13
11
12
12
12
9
8
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNW
11
1.2
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
1.1
W
6
1.1
W
6
1.1
W
6
1
W
6
1
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.6
NNW
8
0.5
W
6
0.4
WNW
6
0.4
WNW
6
0.6
WNW
6
0.5
NNW
9
0.5
NNW
9
0.5
NNW
9
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
NNW
15
0.4
NW
14
Energy kJ
256
119
98
94
91
94
79
79
62
48
36
25
43
16
16
16
25
45
44
42
12
12
21
49
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
16
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
0.5
NNW
9
0.7
NNW
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.5
WSW
6
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
NNW
9
0.1
W
12
0.4
W
6
0.3
W
5
0.1
SW
13
0.1
NW
16
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
10
190
176
160
109
81
73
71
45
62
45
44
18
21
26
10
32
3
9
5
7
10
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
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
0.1
SW
14
0.4
NW
7
0.4
WSW
5
0.3
NNW
8
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
N
17
0.1
SW
13
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
10
10
10
10
10
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
12
11
12
7
7
2
2
6
7
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
7
0.3
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.6
WNW
6
0.5
NNW
4
0.7
NW
5
1.1
NW
6
1.5
NNW
7
2.1
NNW
7
2.1
NNW
8
Energy kJ
131
1
2
22
8
22
77
199
443
536
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
1
1
Distance (km)
79
79
18
254
254
9
9
12
9
0
73
9
872
891
179
245
46
46
399
891
891
735
411
411
Best forecast wave conditions in The Algarve
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
8
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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