Surf Forecasts:
Playa do Carreiro surf forecast from 2 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 3 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period, NNW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 2 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period, NNW swell with 263 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 3 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s 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 Friday (Jul 03) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m 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 1.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 02) 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 Friday (Jul 03) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Fri 3rd Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Fri 3rd Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Thu 2nd Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa do Carreiro over the next 16 days.
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Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on offer for Playa do Carreiro over the next couple of weeks.
To be honest, straight up, this is a pretty quiet outlook. We're looking at a long patch of small, weak surf where you'll be scratching for anything decent. The water temp is sitting at about 65°, which is bang on average for this time of year, so no surprises there.
The first real standout comes quite a way out, on Friday the 3rd. The early session is where it's at. We've got a clean 3ft swell rolling in from the WNW with a nice 11-second period, building up a moderate energy level (243). The wind is light offshore from the NNE, so it should be peeling nicely. This is likely the best bet of the whole run, but be warned, this spot can get crowded sometimes.
The Saturday the 4th morning offers a bit of a paddle. The swell has dropped to 2ft from the WNW, but the wind is glassy from the SSW. It'll be surfable and clean, just very ordinary and weak with the energy dropping to 98. The same goes for Sunday the 5th morning with 2ft and glassy conditions.
Looking further out, the morning of Saturday the 11th has a bit of a spike in size. We're looking at 2ft from the NW, but the period jumps to a long 12 seconds. That will bring some grunt with a moderate energy reading (172), and the cross-off wind from the NNW should keep it clean. It's a river break, so that longer period might actually help shape it up. It’s still nothing to write home about, but it’s the only other window where things look half-decent.
Beyond that, the second week fades into tiny, weak, and mostly onshore or cross-shore junk. There's a lot of days with poor surf conditions and scores to match. Nothing worth getting excited about.
So, to put it plain: the standout is the Friday morning, July 3rd. Get on it if you can. After that, keep your expectations low and your board waxed, just in case the forecasts change. The long gaps of small surf are pretty standard for this area when the swell windows don't line up.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Thu night, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 122 | 147 | 204 | 186 | 143 | 82 | 50 | 31 | 49 | 27 | 21 | 64 | 48 | 30 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 37 | 49 | 73 | 73 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:29PM2.86m | 6:49AM2.56m | 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 | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:43AM0.44m | 12:46PM0.50m | 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 | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 |
 | — | 10:14 | — | — | 10:14 | — | — | 10:14 | — | — | 10:13 | — | — | 10:13 | — | — | 10:13 | — | — | 10:12 | 10:12 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 34 | 35 | 27 | 35 | 35 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 25 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | NNW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NNW 5 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 31 | 147 | 204 | 186 | 42 | 82 | 50 | 31 | 49 | 24 | 21 | 64 | 48 | 30 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 37 | 49 | 73 | 73 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 10 | NNW 6 | S 16 | WNW 11 | NNW 6 | NW 5 | NW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 12 | SW 13 | S 13 | NNW 8 | W 4 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | — | 92 | 29 | 5 | 143 | 12 | 7 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 16 | — | NNW 8 | NW 10 | NW 8 | NW 5 | SW 14 | NNW 5 | WNW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | S 13 | W 3 | NNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | — | 13 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | — | — | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — |
| kJ | 122 | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 240 | 7 | 7 | 75 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 79 | 7 | 79 | 81 | 63 | 759 | 122 | 79 | 11 | 79 | 11 |
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