Castelejo surf break

Castelejo surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 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
16.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Castelejo today?

The current surf forecast for Castelejo at 9PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)--
Afternoon (29 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (29 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.7
NW
18
0.8
NW
17
1
NW
16
1.1
NW
16
1.3
NW
16
1.3
NW
15
1.3
NW
15
1.3
NW
14
1.3
NW
14
1.3
NW
14
1.2
NW
14
1.2
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1
NW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
373
308
303
288
217
214
198
307
418
504
643
763
705
757
668
659
641
565
511
437
431
424
369
295
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SE
10
SE
15
SW
15
W
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
10
WNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
2:02PM2.63m
2:15AM2.72m
2:35PM2.72m
2:50AM2.72m
3:07PM2.76m
3:23AM2.69m
Low Tide
8:06PM0.38m
8:24AM0.28m
8:39PM0.32m
8:54AM0.28m
9:12PM0.29m
9:24AM0.31m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:43
6:41
6:39
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8:22
8:22
8:23
8:24
Temp °C
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
13
13
13
14
15
14
14
14
13
13
14
13
13
14
14
15
13
14
14
13
14
14
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
1
NW
16
1.1
NW
16
1.3
NW
16
1.3
NW
15
1.3
NW
15
1.3
NW
14
1.3
NW
14
1.3
NW
14
1.2
NW
14
1.2
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1
NW
12
Energy kJ
373
308
303
288
217
214
198
198
156
504
643
763
705
757
668
659
641
565
511
437
431
424
369
295
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
6
0.6
WNW
6
0.7
NW
18
0.8
NW
17
0.8
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
Energy kJ
46
36
30
22
22
24
24
307
418
144
173
139
141
153
213
228
224
205
158
198
153
138
130
125
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
8
0.3
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
NW
19
0.6
W
6
0.4
NNW
8
0.5
W
5
0.3
NNW
8
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
N
7
Energy kJ
11
14
24
25
25
127
22
22
15
13
9
9
8
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
6
0.3
WNW
5
0.3
WNW
5
0.3
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
Energy kJ
22
4
4
4
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
79
254
613
254
20
9
0
0
0
79
254
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
178
9
9
9
9
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Algarve
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
4
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
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