Castelejo surf break

Castelejo surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 10 May 2026 WEST
Forecast 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
16.3° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Castelejo today?

The current surf forecast for Castelejo at 8PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (10 May)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (10 May)10ft (3.0m)10s

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 Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun morning, calm by Tue night).

Sun
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wed
13
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
3
1
1
2
2
2
3
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
10
3
W
10
3
W
10
3
W
10
3
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.4
W
9
2.1
W
9
2
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
8
1.4
NW
12
1.4
NW
12
1.3
NNW
12
1
NNW
11
0.9
NNW
11
0.9
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NNW
9
0.7
NNW
9
0.8
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1647
1614
1796
1969
1737
1362
961
678
509
404
531
514
456
256
186
173
163
154
161
110
83
70
67
43
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
9:39AM1.93m
10:00PM2.18m
10:48AM2.06m
11:03PM2.31m
11:44AM2.25m
11:57PM2.49m
Low Tide
3:33PM1.01m
4:30AM0.82m
4:44PM0.90m
5:28AM0.64m
5:43PM0.73m
6:17AM0.44m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:31
8:32
8:34
8:35
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
10
10
10
11
11
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
13
14
14
14
15
15
16
15
16
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
10
0.4
NNW
11
0.4
NNW
11
3
W
10
3
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.4
W
9
2.1
W
9
2
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
1.1
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
7
1.1
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
0.9
NNW
10
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.8
W
6
Energy kJ
1647
47
46
1969
1737
1362
961
678
509
404
344
228
167
132
143
111
107
82
161
64
64
60
46
43
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
12
0.2
NNW
11
0.4
NNW
11
0.2
NNW
10
0.5
NW
13
0.7
NW
13
0.9
NW
12
0.9
NW
12
0.9
NNW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.4
NW
12
1.4
NW
12
1.3
NNW
12
1
NNW
11
0.9
NNW
11
0.9
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.1
SW
16
0.8
NNW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NNW
9
0.7
NNW
9
0.5
NNW
8
Energy kJ
38
12
47
9
84
167
209
199
235
379
531
514
456
256
186
173
163
154
10
110
83
70
67
40
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
10
0.1
S
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
17
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
9
7
14
12
12
12
12
11
16
16
10
10
10
10
24
8
8
8
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
10
3
W
10
1
WSW
6
Energy kJ
1614
1796
68
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
624
639
626
532
280
280
254
79
79
254
254
254
0
12
12
18
9
482
524
9
9
9
9
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Algarve
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
4
1
3
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
8
6
9
8
5
5
4
5
9
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
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