Surf Forecasts:
Playa do Carreiro surf forecast from 3 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 3 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period, WNW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 3 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period, WNW swell with 176 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 3 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WNW 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 Friday (Jul 03) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 8s. 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 0.9m 11s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 03) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 5s period and expected on Friday (Jul 03) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Fri 3rd Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Fri 3rd Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Fri 3rd Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa do Carreiro over the next 16 days.
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Alright mate, I’ll level with you—Playa do Carreiro’s been flat or nearly flat for most of the next two weeks, and the few little bumps we get are barely enough to justify dragging your board out. The water’s sitting at about 63°F, just a touch cooler than average, nothin’ weird. The whole start is quiet: Friday 3 July brings a tiny 3ft WNW swell (186 combined energy) but it’s cross-shore and choppy—no good. Saturday 4 July morning goes glassy with a 2ft WNW swell (97 energy), surfable but you’ll be groveling. Same story Saturday afternoon and Sunday 5 July morning with 2–2ft glassy conditions and energy dropping into the 60s–80s.
From there it’s a long run of tiny or flat days through Monday 6 July, Tuesday 7 July, Wednesday 8 July, and Thursday 9 July—mostly 1–2ft, clean but useless. Friday 10 July morning offers another glassy 2ft window, but it’s still thin.
We get a bit of life around Sunday 12 July with a 3ft NW swell (114 energy), short 8-second period and clean cross-off winds. It’s rideable but nothing special. Monday 13 July and Tuesday 14 July push 4–4ft from the NW with a short 7-second period, cross-off winds and moderate energy up to 260. For experienced surfers it might offer some fun little runners on the river-mouth banks, but beginners are fine in this range.
Then comes the real standout: Saturday 18 July morning. A solid 7ft NNW swell rolls in glassy, combined energy hitting 500—that’s moderate-to-strong wave energy, and with a short 8-second period it shouldn’t close out too badly on the river banks. Winds are dead calm—about as clean as it gets. This is your day. The afternoon stays clean with a little cross-on texture and the swell holds at 8ft (638 energy). Since it’s over 5ft, beginners may want to sit this one out, but for intermediates and up it’s gonna be excellent. Crowds are possible here sometimes, so don’t be surprised if you’ve got company.
Overall: a whole lotta flat with a single proper session on Saturday 18 July. That’s your one to lock in.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 186 | 128 | 82 | 50 | 31 | 49 | 27 | 21 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 36 | 51 | 58 | 54 | 46 | 45 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 7:04PM2.83m | 7:25AM2.52m | 7:40PM2.78m | 8:03AM2.48m | 8:18PM2.71m | 8:45AM2.44m | 9:01PM2.63m | 9:34AM2.40m | 9:52PM2.54m | 10:32AM2.38m | 10:55PM2.47m | 11:39AM2.40m | 00:07AM2.46m | 12:50PM2.49m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:19AM0.46m | 1:21PM0.54m | 1:55AM0.50m | 1:59PM0.60m | 2:35AM0.55m | 2:43PM0.68m | 3:20AM0.60m | 3:34PM0.75m | 4:13AM0.65m | 4:36PM0.81m | 5:16AM0.69m | 5:49PM0.80m | 6:27AM0.68m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:09 |
 | — | 10:14 | — | — | 10:14 | — | — | 10:13 | — | — | 10:13 | — | — | 10:13 | — | — | 10:12 | — | — | 10:12 | 10:12 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 35 | 35 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | NNW 5 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 186 | 40 | 82 | 50 | 31 | 49 | 24 | 21 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 36 | 51 | 58 | 54 | 46 | 45 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | WNW 11 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 7 | S 18 | S 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 128 | 11 | 7 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 8 | NW 10 | NW 8 | NW 5 | SW 14 | NNW 5 | W 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | — | WNW 4 | NNW 8 | WNW 4 | NW 7 | — | S 11 | — | — | — | SW 17 |
| kJ | — | 13 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | WNW 2 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — |
| kJ | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 81 | 30 | 158 | 11 | 63 | 764 | 703 | 79 | 158 | 79 | 7 | 360 | 122 | 11 |
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