Surf Forecasts:
Playa do Carreiro surf forecast from 2 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 5 Sep, 5PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period, NW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period, NW swell with 847 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 3 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Playa do Carreiro this week:
The surf forecast for Playa do Carreiro over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 03) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Playa do Carreiro in the next 16 days are 2.1m 10s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.5m 6s period and expected on Monday (Sep 07) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 5PM (Sat 5th Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Mon 7th Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa do Carreiro over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G'day, Rusty here. Let's talk about what's on the board at Playa do Carreiro for the next couple of weeks.
The first bit is pretty quiet. Things start to look up by Saturday the 5th, but there's a dry spell after that until a bigger swell hits the following Monday.
Thursday the 3rd is a total miss. Tiny 2ft swell from the WNW with weak energy (94) and a light cross-onshore breeze. Not worth paddling out. Friday the 4th sees a little more size at 3ft (132 energy) but it's still small. The morning is glassy calm – dead flat water, but the waves are just average.
Saturday the 5th is where it's at. A new groundswell rolls in: 2ft from the NW with a long 15-second period. The combined energy hits 332, and the morning has glassy winds. The afternoon steals the show though – 4ft NW swell (618 energy), 13-second period, clean with a light cross-off breeze. That's the best session of the early run.
Sunday the 6th holds 4ft NW swell (372) in clean conditions, but the wind picks up to 12 mph in the afternoon – go early. Monday the 7th gets a bump to 6ft from the WNW (800 energy), but the wind is 17 mph. It's a rough 5ft afternoon. Tuesday the 8th and Wednesday the 9th are mostly marginal with gusty winds.
From late Wednesday the 9th through Saturday the 12th, it's a poor run – swell drops to 2ft, weak energy (double digits to low 100s), and windy. Not one to chase. Sunday the 13th shows a flicker of life with 3ft WNW swell (273) and clean conditions in the afternoon.
But the big one – and the real standout – is Monday the 14th of September. The morning brings a solid 7ft NW swell with a 13-second period. The combined swell energy is massive at 1995. It's a proper pulse, with clean light offshore winds. This is expert territory – at 7ft it's too big for most. The afternoon gets messy with stronger wind. Tuesday the 15th is still decent-sized but the wind is a problem, and it fades fast after that.
So, bottom line: Saturday the 5th afternoon is a cracker for clean, fun waves. Monday the 14th morning is the standout for experienced surfers only. Everything else is either too small, wind-blown, or a mix. Crowds are possible, so keep that in mind for the good days.
The river mouth setup will handle the long-period groundswell nicely, with those 15-second sets on Saturday stacking up on the banks. Water temp is about average for this time of year.
Stay stoked,
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat night, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 15 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 7 |
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 kJ | 70 | 59 | 58 | 78 | 113 | 124 | 138 | 174 | 488 | 503 | 258 | 151 | 551 | 792 | 531 | 231 | 138 | 281 | 382 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:03PM2.73m | 8:28AM2.62m | 8:56PM2.50m | 9:28AM2.46m | 10:09PM2.29m | 10:51AM2.35m | 11:47PM2.20m | 12:27PM2.40m | 1:19AM2.31m | 1:46PM2.61m | 2:27AM2.51m | 2:46PM2.87m | 3:19AM2.73m | ||||||
Low Tide | 2:12AM0.50m | 2:39PM0.60m | 3:06AM0.72m | 3:46PM0.79m | 4:20AM0.91m | 5:20PM0.88m | 5:57AM0.96m | 7:00PM0.78m | 7:25AM0.82m | 8:14PM0.54m | 8:29AM0.59m | 9:08PM0.29m | |||||||
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 | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — |
 | 9:07 | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:59 | — | — | 8:58 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | W 8 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 70 | 59 | 58 | 78 | 113 | 124 | 138 | 84 | 488 | 503 | 258 | 151 | 551 | 792 | 531 | 231 | 138 | 33 | 103 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 8 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | NNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 74 | 124 | 92 | 108 | 106 | 74 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | N 11 | NW 15 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | — | — | 2 | 174 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NNW 6 | N 5 | NW 8 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 111 | 123 | 55 | 281 | 382 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 75 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 75 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 158 | 75 | 11 | 315 | 430 | 182 | 229 | 95 |
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