Castelejo surf break

Castelejo surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 16 Jan 2026 WET
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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
15.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Castelejo today?

The current surf forecast for Castelejo at 8PM is: 4.0m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)--
Afternoon (16 Jan)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (16 Jan)13ft (4.0m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
!
0
!
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.4
NW
2.5
NW
2.4
NW
2.3
NW
2.3
NW
2.2
NW
Period(s) (?)151515151515151514141414131313121212121111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)522461447842743279328369794673396579579451544649410734363057243620441702158415621371127011711080
Wind
(km/h)
35
NW
35
NW
40
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
30
N
25
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:09PM
2.29
1:25AM
2.53
1:47PM
2.41
2:01AM
2.67
2:22PM
2.50
2:36AM
2.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:08PM
0.64
7:39AM
0.52
7:45PM
0.51
8:14AM
0.40
8:19PM
0.40
8:48AM
0.30
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise------7:47-------7:47-------7:47-
Sunset5:42-------5:43-------5:44-------
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
311111-112221-----------
Temp. °C1313121212121212121211111099101111111111101113
Feels °C (?)553566776657533445565457
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