Surf Forecasts:
Playa do Carreiro surf forecast from 13 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 19 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period, NNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 19 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period, NNW swell with 183 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 14 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with WSW 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 Tuesday (Jul 14) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 11s. 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 1.3m 7s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 19) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 6s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 18) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Tue 14th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sun 19th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sun 19th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa do Carreiro over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right, let’s get into it, folks. Rusty here.
Alright, if you’re looking to paddle out at Playa do Carreiro over the next couple of weeks, you’re going to be doing a lot of waiting. This stretch ain’t exactly firing. It’s a river break that’s fairly consistent, but for most of the forecast, the waves are just too small to get excited about. We’re talking about a long gap of tiny, weak energy, with the combined swell energy barely getting into the double digits (between 19 and 67 for most of the run). The water temp is about average for this time of year.
You really don’t see anything worth a paddle until Sunday morning, July 19th. Even then, it’s only a 3ft groundswell out of the NW with a short period of 7 seconds. The energy is still weak (94), but the wind goes light and cross-offshore, making it clean. It’s surfable, but only just. That’s the best we’ve got in the first week, and it’s only a 1 out of 10 on the fun scale.
Then we hit another dead zone. From Sunday afternoon right through to late next week, it’s back to ankle-biters. The 26th of July sees a jump in size – a 5ft to 6ft NW swell rolls in, but the wind is howling cross-onshore or onshore, so it’s all chop and no quality. The combined energy kicks into the low hundreds (183 to 296), but you wouldn’t want to be out there.
The one and only standout comes on the morning of Monday, July 27th. We get a clean, glassy start to the day with a 4ft NW groundswell, period 8 seconds. The energy is moderate (203), and the conditions are described as “good surf conditions.” This is the closest we get to a proper session. The glassy wind will be the main draw here. Just keep in mind this is still a week and a half away, so keep an eye on it.
For the rest of the run into the 29th, it’s back to small, ordinary, or onshore slop. Tuesday morning, July 28th, has a glassy 3ft swell, but it’s ordinary.
Honestly, for a beach and river setup, this is a kite surfer’s forecast for most of the second week when the swell is up and the wind is messy. For us paddle surfers, it’s a one-morning wonder on the 27th of July.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Mon 20 | |||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
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 kJ | 37 | 39 | 33 | 45 | 40 | 37 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 22 | 13 | 183 | 79 | 59 | 32 | 9 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:27AM2.91m | 4:46PM3.24m | 5:17AM2.98m | 5:35PM3.34m | 6:05AM2.99m | 6:21PM3.35m | 6:50AM2.93m | 7:07PM3.27m | 7:35AM2.82m | 7:52PM3.10m | 8:20AM2.69m | 8:38PM2.87m | 9:06AM2.53m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:13PM0.12m | 10:28AM0.20m | 11:05PM-0.02m | 11:17AM0.12m | 11:54PM-0.08m | 12:03PM0.09m | 00:40AM-0.05m | 12:48PM0.14m | 1:25AM0.06m | 1:32PM0.26m | 2:10AM0.23m | 2:18PM0.42m | 2:54AM0.44m | 3:06PM0.62m | |||||||
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 | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — |
 | 10:09 | — | — | 10:09 | — | — | 10:08 | — | — | 10:07 | — | — | 10:07 | — | — | 10:07 | — | — | 10:06 | — | 10:06 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 31 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 10 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 37 | 18 | 15 | 45 | 40 | 18 | 17 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 79 | 59 | 32 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 5 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | NW 11 | SW 19 | NW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 28 | 39 | 33 | 15 | 16 | 37 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NNW 7 | SW 14 | SW 15 | W 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 11 | — | N 12 | SW 6 | — | W 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 14 | 47 | 183 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 7 | 44 | 81 | 7 | 79 | 79 | 11 | 81 | 639 | 757 | 893 | 1495 | 63 | 143 | 105 | 7 | 7 | 240 | 11 | 44 |
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