Castelejo surf break

Castelejo surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 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 4AM is: 4.5m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 16). 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)13ft (4.0m)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
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
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 (?)
4
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.4
NW
2.1
NW
2.3
NW
2.3
NW
2.3
NW
2.3
NW
2.2
NW
2.1
NW
Period(s) (?)151515151515141414141313131212121211111111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)72357733793283697946733965796227555346494107343630572436194518051557107313031197119712461080893
Wind
(km/h)
40
NW
30
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
20
NNW
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
35
NNW
45
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:25AM
2.53
1:47PM
2.41
2:01AM
2.67
2:22PM
2.50
2:36AM
2.78
2:55PM
2.57
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
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise----7:47-------7:47-------7:47---
Sunset------5:43-------5:44-------5:45-
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
111--111221------------1
Temp. °C13121212121313121211101091011121111101011131313
Feels °C (?)556678766644344656446764
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