- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Surf Forecasts:
Castelejo surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 06 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
17.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Castelejo today?
The current surf forecast for Castelejo at 10AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Castelejo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu night, strong winds from the S by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | SW 7 | |
309 | 273 | 273 | 249 | 261 | 294 | 334 | 216 | 247 | 75 | 146 | 78 | 59 | 51 | 53 | 50 | 32 | 81 | 67 | 47 | 45 | 41 | 60 | 325 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:58PM2.38m | 6:24AM2.10m | 6:44PM2.25m | 7:15AM1.98m | 7:41PM2.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:36AM0.71m | 00:12AM0.73m | 12:17PM0.84m | 1:03AM0.86m | 1:09PM0.95m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | | |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |  |  | |
 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | 8:30 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 10 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 13 |
 kJ | 12 | 273 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 52 | 146 | 78 | 59 | 24 | 53 | 50 | 28 | 81 | 67 | 47 | 45 | 26 | 25 | 101 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | S 15 | — | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 7 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 5 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 25 | 14 | 23 | 22 | 32 | 25 | 25 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 60 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | W 8 | W 8 | NW 10 | NW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | — | 5 | 5 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 6 | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 309 | — | 273 | 249 | 261 | 294 | 334 | 216 | 247 | 75 | — | 54 | 43 | 51 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 30 | 81 | 159 | 325 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 46 | 260 | 772 | 750 | 738 | 390 | 390 | 92 | 92 | 23 | 9 | 613 | 532 | 390 | 176 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 254 | 359 | 79 | 79 | 79 |
Best forecast wave conditions in The Algarve | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Castelejo surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest