Castelejo surf break

Castelejo surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 11 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
16.2° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Castelejo today?

The current surf forecast for Castelejo at 12AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (12 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (12 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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)
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNW
12
1.3
NNW
12
1.3
NNW
12
1
NNW
11
1
NNW
11
0.9
NNW
11
0.9
NNW
11
0.9
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
10
0.7
NNW
10
0.7
NNW
9
0.7
NNW
9
0.7
NNW
9
0.8
WSW
6
0.6
NNW
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.5
NW
7
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
NNW
9
0.5
NNW
9
0.5
NNW
9
0.5
NNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
488
472
456
265
256
190
180
160
109
94
81
79
68
48
45
44
26
23
19
28
32
45
44
42
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
11:03PM2.31m
11:44AM2.25m
11:57PM2.49m
12:33PM2.46m
00:46AM2.67m
Low Tide
4:44PM0.90m
5:28AM0.64m
5:43PM0.73m
6:17AM0.44m
6:34PM0.53m
7:02AM0.26m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:32
8:34
8:35
8:35
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
15
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
15
16
12
13
13
13
13
12
14
14
15
15
15
16
16
15
16
15
14
13
14
13
12
11
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNW
12
1.5
WSW
7
1.3
NNW
12
1
NNW
11
1.3
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
1.1
W
6
1
W
6
1
W
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.5
WSW
6
0.5
WSW
6
0.4
WNW
6
0.5
WNW
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
NNW
9
0.5
NNW
9
0.5
NNW
9
Energy kJ
488
228
456
265
147
123
115
98
98
94
81
79
64
48
36
25
18
18
16
23
18
45
44
42
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
17
1.3
NNW
12
1.3
WSW
7
0.1
SW
16
1
NNW
11
0.9
NNW
11
0.9
NNW
11
0.9
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
10
0.7
NNW
10
0.7
NNW
9
0.7
NNW
9
0.7
NNW
9
0.6
NNW
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.5
NW
7
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
NNW
9
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
Energy kJ
12
472
163
10
256
190
180
160
109
81
73
71
68
47
45
44
26
23
19
28
32
3
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
17
0.3
WNW
9
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
11
16
10
10
10
10
10
10
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
13
21
7
7
7
7
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
7
0.3
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.7
WNW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.7
NW
5
Energy kJ
306
173
1
3
5
32
27
21
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
280
254
18
18
79
12
18
254
254
9
9
9
9
1
0
9
9
250
179
179
46
25
468
9
Best forecast wave conditions in The Algarve
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
6
9
9
9
8
5
8
8
6
6
9
9
8
9
5
5
5
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