Castelejo surf break

Castelejo surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 23 Apr 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
16.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Castelejo today?

The current surf forecast for Castelejo at 3AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (23 Apr)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (23 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
11
1.5
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.8
W
12
2.1
W
11
2
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.8
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
W
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1180
1207
469
516
595
894
1144
969
723
646
682
682
679
620
620
544
459
463
425
348
276
280
169
165
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
25
NW
30
NNW
25
N
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:52AM2.20m
8:20PM2.39m
9:17AM2.08m
9:45PM2.34m
10:43AM2.10m
Low Tide
1:30AM0.56m
1:48PM0.81m
2:56AM0.70m
3:16PM0.92m
4:28AM0.71m
4:46PM0.88m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:50
6:50
6:48
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8:16
8:17
8:19
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
17
16
16
16
13
13
12
12
13
12
12
13
14
14
14
13
14
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
14
12
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
11
1.5
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.8
W
12
2.1
W
11
2
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.8
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
W
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
Energy kJ
1180
1207
469
516
595
894
1144
969
723
646
682
682
679
620
620
544
459
463
425
348
276
280
169
165
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
13
1.1
NW
13
1
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.6
NW
12
0.6
NW
12
0.6
NW
11
0.4
NW
10
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
7
418
277
169
114
112
76
35
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
7
3
7
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.7
NW
4
1
NW
5
1.1
NW
6
Energy kJ
3
4
8
13
19
45
69
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
178
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
178
178
20
9
9
9
9
9
9
Best forecast wave conditions in The Algarve
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
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