Castelejo surf break

Castelejo surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 09 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
16.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Castelejo today?

The current surf forecast for Castelejo at 2PM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (09 May)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (09 May)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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)
1
0
0
1
1
1
!
!
!
!
!
!
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2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
8
2.5
SW
8
2.4
SW
8
2.4
SW
8
2.5
SW
9
2.5
SW
9
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3
W
10
3
W
10
3
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.4
W
10
2.3
W
9
2.1
W
9
2
W
9
1.8
WSW
8
1.1
NW
13
1.2
NNW
12
1.2
NNW
12
1
NNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
645
793
746
781
951
1101
1700
1765
1666
1720
1633
1484
1509
1327
1177
1043
904
731
607
459
370
397
378
265
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
40
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:23AM1.91m
8:50PM2.13m
9:39AM1.93m
10:00PM2.18m
10:48AM2.06m
11:03PM2.31m
Low Tide
2:15PM1.02m
3:21AM0.93m
3:33PM1.01m
4:30AM0.82m
4:44PM0.90m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:31
8:32
8:34
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
10
9
11
10
12
11
11
11
11
10
11
11
11
13
12
12
12
13
14
13
13
14
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
13
0.5
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3
W
10
3
W
10
3
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.4
W
10
2.3
W
9
2.1
W
9
2
W
9
1.8
WSW
8
1.6
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
7
Energy kJ
58
90
117
115
82
121
1700
1765
1666
1720
1633
1484
1509
1327
1177
1043
904
731
607
459
341
279
196
160
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
14
0.4
NW
14
0.5
W
10
0.4
NNW
13
0.4
NNW
12
0.5
NNW
12
0.4
NNW
12
0.4
NNW
11
0.4
NNW
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
NNW
10
0.7
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.9
NW
12
0.9
NW
12
0.9
NNW
12
1.1
NW
13
1.2
NNW
12
1.2
NNW
12
1
NNW
11
Energy kJ
12
6
6
18
47
50
64
57
81
52
40
47
2
9
159
178
202
205
260
370
397
378
265
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
15
0.1
NW
15
0.2
NNW
14
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
13
0.1
N
9
0.4
NW
12
0.2
NNW
11
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
5
8
20
6
5
65
2
39
12
4
2
2
7
14
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
8
2.5
SW
8
2.4
SW
8
2.4
SW
8
2.5
SW
9
2.5
SW
9
Energy kJ
645
793
746
781
951
1101
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
4
2
2
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
Distance (km)
79
254
255
653
624
624
639
327
624
405
624
639
626
280
18
18
18
12
79
532
532
254
9
12
Best forecast wave conditions in The Algarve
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
8
6
5
5
9
5
4
4
5
8
9
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