Surf Forecasts:
Playa do Carreiro surf forecast from 30 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 2 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period, NNW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 30 Jun, 11PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period, NW swell with 2,056 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 2 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with NNW 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 (Jul 02) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.7m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Playa do Carreiro in the next 16 days are 2.5m 13s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jun 30) 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 1.0m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 02) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Thu 2nd Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Thu 2nd Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Tue 30th Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa do Carreiro over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Thu morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Mon 6 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1347 | 187 | 988 | 1745 | 996 | 924 | 397 | 134 | 84 | 56 | 180 | 154 | 123 | 83 | 77 | 49 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:02AM2.57m | 5:17PM2.82m | 5:39AM2.59m | 5:53PM2.86m | 6:14AM2.59m | 6:29PM2.86m | 6:49AM2.56m | 7:04PM2.83m | 7:25AM2.52m | 7:40PM2.78m | 8:03AM2.48m | 8:18PM2.71m | 8:45AM2.44m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:54PM0.50m | 11:01AM0.53m | 11:31PM0.45m | 11:36AM0.49m | 00:07AM0.43m | 12:11PM0.48m | 00:43AM0.44m | 12:46PM0.50m | 1:19AM0.46m | 1:21PM0.54m | 1:55AM0.50m | 1:59PM0.60m | 2:35AM0.55m | 2:43PM0.68m | |||||||
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 | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — |
 | 10:14 | — | — | 10:14 | — | — | 10:14 | — | — | 10:14 | — | — | 10:14 | — | — | 10:14 | — | — | 10:13 | — | 10:13 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 33 | 31 | 25 | 34 | 33 | 28 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 31 | 27 | 29 | 33 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | NNW 8 | WNW 9 | NNW 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 1121 | 187 | — | — | — | — | 135 | 134 | 32 | 53 | 180 | 154 | 123 | 83 | 77 | 49 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | WNW 9 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 160 | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | — | 56 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 47 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | — | NNW 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 7 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NNW 9 | NE 4 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1347 | 173 | 988 | 1745 | 996 | 924 | 397 | 1 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 167 | 44 | 298 | 232 | 268 | 44 | 240 | 15 | 7 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 75 | 7 | 43 | 105 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 176 |
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