Castelejo surf break

Castelejo surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 WET
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
15.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Castelejo today?

The current surf forecast for Castelejo at 5PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (18 Jan)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (18 Jan)8ft (2.5m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
!
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.1
NW
2.3
NW
2.3
NW
2.1
NW
2.2
NW
2.2
NW
2.1
NW
1.9
NW
1.4
NW
1.9
NW
2.3
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
NW
3.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)131212121211111111111110101818161616151515151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)290424182044177516459901303119710531100108089374513662264276152675578435341454314448747084631
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
30
N
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
N
25
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:22PM
2.50
2:36AM
2.78
2:55PM
2.57
3:09AM
2.86
3:29PM
2.61
3:43AM
2.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:14AM
0.40
8:19PM
0.40
8:48AM
0.30
8:52PM
0.32
9:22AM
0.24
9:25PM
0.28
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise7:47-------7:47-------7:46-------
Sunset--5:44-------5:45-------5:46-----
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------2
Temp. °C91011111110101011121313131213121213131414141414
Feels °C (?)24444454566787867891010998
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