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Castelejo surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 14 Dec 2025 WETForecast 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
16.4° 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 7AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 14). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Castelejo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 3326 | 2967 | 2471 | 1990 | 1659 | 1518 | 1659 | 1922 | 2031 | 2091 | 1979 | 1876 | 1783 | 1452 | 3045 | 1236 | 2712 | 3380 | 4388 | 7234 | 9360 | 12444 | 12320 | 10422 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | glass | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:17AM 2.21 | 10:55PM 2.20 | 11:12AM 2.23 | 11:42PM 2.30 | 12:00PM 2.28 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:04AM 0.91 | 4:37PM 0.78 | 5:03AM 0.85 | 5:25PM 0.73 | 5:51AM 0.75 | 6:06PM 0.67 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 4 |
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