Castelejo surf break

Castelejo surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 WET
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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
15.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Castelejo today?

The current surf forecast for Castelejo at 5AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (15 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)21s
Evening (15 Jan)8ft (2.5m)18s

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

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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
0
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
WNW
2
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.3
WNW
2
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4
NW
Period(s) (?)121212121211212018181716161615151515151515151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19641138902797701571151230574094510455827381709863505224639572357432753382678375764167636969
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
30
NNW
30
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
40
WNW
35
NW
30
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:00AM
2.23
12:26PM
2.17
12:45AM
2.37
1:09PM
2.29
1:25AM
2.53
1:47PM
2.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:16AM
0.80
6:28PM
0.77
7:00AM
0.66
7:08PM
0.64
7:39AM
0.52
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise----7:48-------7:48-------7:47---
Sunset------5:40-------5:42-------5:43-
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-------141--111111111121
Temp. °C141313131414151415141414151413131212121212131212
Feels °C (?)1010101010109812989875556767766
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