Castelejo surf break

Castelejo surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 17 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 6PM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)13ft (4.0m)15s
Afternoon (17 Jan)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (17 Jan)11ft (3.5m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
2.4
NW
2.3
NW
2.3
NW
2.2
NW
2.2
NW
2.1
NW
1.9
NW
2.1
NW
1.4
NW
1.8
NW
2.2
NW
Period(s) (?)151514141414131313121212121111111111111010181816
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)794671396579604653194649391633973031230619451805155714521303127911301109954783900120219522438
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NNW
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
30
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:47PM
2.41
2:01AM
2.67
2:22PM
2.50
2:36AM
2.78
2:55PM
2.57
3:09AM
2.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:39AM
0.52
7:45PM
0.51
8:14AM
0.40
8:19PM
0.40
8:48AM
0.30
8:52PM
0.32
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise7:47-------7:47-------7:47-------
Sunset--5:43-------5:44-------5:45-----
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--11221-----------1-----
Temp. °C121212121111989101111111110111113131312121212
Feels °C (?)776654312444555568643434
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