Castelejo surf break

Castelejo surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 25 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
16.5° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Castelejo today?

The current surf forecast for Castelejo at 5PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 25). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (25 May)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (25 May)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Tue morning, light winds from the ENE by Wed night).

Mon
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thu
28
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
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.7
NW
15
1.3
WNW
14
1.4
NW
14
1.4
NW
13
1.6
NW
13
1.6
NW
13
1.5
NW
12
1.4
NW
12
1.4
NW
12
1.4
NW
12
1.4
NW
12
1.4
NW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
NW
12
1.2
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1
NW
11
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.8
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
141
141
220
653
743
700
828
816
689
617
607
597
522
522
464
393
360
273
268
224
178
171
142
122
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
10
ENE
10
NE
20
E
30
E
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
20
SE
20
NE
20
N
20
ENE
10
ENE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:11AM2.21m
11:28PM2.40m
12:06PM2.30m
00:21AM2.42m
12:51PM2.41m
1:07AM2.44m
Low Tide
5:15PM0.79m
5:53AM0.61m
6:11PM0.72m
6:38AM0.57m
6:58PM0.63m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:20
6:20
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:44
8:45
8:45
8:46
Temp °C
20
21
22
21
20
22
20
20
22
22
23
24
22
21
20
20
21
23
24
23
21
22
22
22
17
17
20
20
19
19
15
15
15
15
17
20
19
16
14
14
15
17
19
19
18
19
18
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
NW
9
1.3
WNW
14
1.4
NW
14
1.4
NW
13
1.6
NW
13
1.6
NW
13
1.5
NW
12
1.4
NW
12
1.4
NW
12
1.4
NW
12
1.4
NW
12
1.4
NW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
NW
12
1.2
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1
NW
11
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.8
WNW
10
Energy kJ
141
141
118
653
743
700
828
816
689
617
607
597
522
522
464
393
360
273
268
224
178
171
142
122
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
8
0.5
NW
16
0.7
NW
15
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.1
S
19
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.9
SE
7
0.1
SW
16
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
Energy kJ
46
119
220
54
57
46
7
12
12
12
12
12
12
10
10
10
10
91
10
67
65
52
33
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
16
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
SW
16
0.1
S
11
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.4
NW
12
0.5
NW
12
Energy kJ
66
6
3
3
7
7
7
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
10
2
10
9
9
37
71
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
1.3
ESE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.9
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1.7
ESE
7
0.8
SE
7
1.5
SE
8
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
N
4
0.4
NNW
4
Energy kJ
204
71
67
204
67
91
121
134
147
137
120
88
117
145
111
297
64
248
3
7
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
10
12
9
0
9
9
9
25
29
29
29
0
9
9
18
29
12
18
29
0
16
9
9
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Algarve
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
5
6
7
7
7
8
9
9
7
6
9
7
9
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