Surf Forecasts:
Playa do Carreiro surf forecast from 21 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 23 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 28 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period, WNW swell with 951 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 22 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s 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 Saturday (Aug 22) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 6s. 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 2.2m 10s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 6s period and expected on Friday (Aug 21) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sun 23rd Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa do Carreiro over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Hey, Rusty here. Alright, let’s break it down for Playa do Carreiro. The next 16 days start off a bit shaky, but there’s a couple of gems if you know when to look.
Friday the 21st has some clean, cross-off waves at 5ft to 5ft from the NW with a 10-second period and moderate wave energy (527-589). It’s surfable but nothing special. Saturday the 22nd is dead – small, weak, poor conditions. Sunday the 23rd morning is your first real winner. Swell is 5ft from the W at 10 seconds, with a light cross-off wind from the E keeping it clean. The combined energy is moderate (422). Not huge, but clean and consistent – get on it.
Then we hit a dry spell. From Monday the 24th afternoon through to the 29th, it’s mostly poor: onshore winds, small weak swell, or messy chop. Thursday the 27th has a bigger 8ft from the W (766 energy), but it’s blown out and cross-on – more for kite surfing than a surfboard.
Next standout is Sunday the 30th morning. Glassy conditions, a light 4ft from the WNW at 8 seconds (222 energy), and dead calm wind. Clean, small, fun for a longboard. Monday the 31st morning has a bigger 7ft from the WNW (675 energy), but onshore wind – expert-only.
Into the second week, Tuesday the 1st of September is clean but small (3ft, 148 energy), then messy again. The big one is Thursday the 3rd of September. Morning shows a 6ft NW groundswell with a very long 12-second period and energy hitting 984. The wind is light and cross-on, so a bit rippled, but that’s powerful, well-shaped waves for this river break. Friday the 4th and Saturday the 5th both offer clean 6ft to 6ft NW swell with cross-off winds, but the energy is more moderate.
Water temp is 66°F, which is about normal for this time of year.
Crowds can show up sometimes on the cleaner days, but it’s worth it.
Best on offer: Sunday the 23rd morning for clean fun, and Thursday the 3rd of September for the biggest, most powerful groundswell.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | W 12 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 5 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 432 | 517 | 216 | 141 | 61 | 646 | 392 | 265 | 258 | 208 | 283 | 146 | 57 | 73 | 46 | 124 | 113 | 286 | 762 | 692 | 747 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:04AM2.12m | 11:54PM1.96m | 12:36PM2.11m | 1:25AM2.01m | 1:53PM2.24m | 2:28AM2.16m | 2:46PM2.43m | 3:12AM2.33m | 3:26PM2.63m | 3:48AM2.51m | 4:01PM2.82m | 4:21AM2.66m | 4:33PM2.98m | 4:52AM2.79m | |||||||
Low Tide | 5:31PM1.15m | 6:01AM1.19m | 7:09PM1.12m | 7:29AM1.12m | 8:18PM0.97m | 8:28AM0.95m | 9:05PM0.78m | 9:10AM0.75m | 9:42PM0.58m | 9:46AM0.56m | 10:15PM0.40m | 10:19AM0.39m | 10:46PM0.25m | ||||||||
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 | 7:48 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | 9:17 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 7 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Temp °C | 18 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | W 9 | NW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | W 12 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 5 | W 7 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 432 | 41 | 216 | 141 | 61 | 646 | 392 | 265 | 258 | 208 | 283 | 146 | 57 | 73 | 46 | 124 | 86 | 129 | 762 | 692 | 747 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | SSW 15 | NNW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 8 | W 5 | NW 11 | SSW 6 | NW 9 | NW 10 | SW 12 | N 14 | NNW 10 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 74 | 21 | 53 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 37 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | W 11 | W 10 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 6 | W 7 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | N 13 | — |
| kJ | 21 | 10 | 67 | 19 | 32 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 10 | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — | SE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | WSW 7 | W 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 517 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 30 | 43 | 113 | 286 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 63 | 430 | 7 | 7 | 79 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 81 | 90 | 81 | 90 | 90 | 159 | 79 | 79 | 155 | 228 | 544 | 15 |
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