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Castelejo surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 24 May 2026 WESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.5° C
(Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Castelejo today?
The current surf forecast for Castelejo at 8AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Castelejo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 15 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | |
237 | 227 | 223 | 186 | 256 | 256 | 211 | 194 | 145 | 145 | 141 | 141 | 119 | 220 | 653 | 743 | 700 | 828 | 816 | 689 | 617 | 607 | 597 | 522 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:06AM2.15m | 10:26PM2.40m | 11:11AM2.21m | 11:28PM2.40m | 12:06PM2.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:52AM0.64m | 4:06PM0.83m | 4:59AM0.64m | 5:15PM0.79m | 5:53AM0.61m | 6:11PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — |
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Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
 kJ | 237 | 227 | 223 | 186 | 256 | 256 | 211 | 194 | 145 | 145 | 141 | 141 | 118 | 120 | 653 | 743 | 700 | 828 | 816 | 689 | 617 | 607 | 597 | 522 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 58 | 60 | 52 | 43 | 27 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 66 | 119 | 220 | 77 | 71 | 75 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NW 17 | W 11 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 146 | 142 | — | — | — | — | 204 | 69 | 82 | 77 | 240 | — | 267 | 99 | 191 | 188 | 156 | 160 | 142 | 126 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 9 |
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