Surf Forecasts:
Playa do Carreiro surf forecast from 20 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 20 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period, NNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 27 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period, NNW swell with 72 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 20 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s 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 Monday (Jul 20) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Playa do Carreiro in the next 16 days are 0.6m 10s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 27) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be 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 Sunday (Jul 26) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Mon 20th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Mon 20th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Mon 27th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa do Carreiro over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s talk about what’s on the menu for Playa do Carreiro. This is a river mouth setup, intermediate-friendly, and it’s fairly consistent but man, we’ve got a long dry spell to get through before anything worth paddling out for shows up.
Right now, from Monday the 20th through to the morning of Tuesday the 28th, it’s pretty much flat or junk. The water’s sitting at 67°F with a tiny anomaly – about average for the time of year, nothing special. Winds are mostly cross-onshore or light and messy, and the swell is tiny – 1.0ft to 2ft with weak energy (14 to 130). You’d be better off doing something else for a whole week.
Then, finally, Tuesday morning the 28th rolls in and it’s a proper standout. Swell from the NW at 5ft, period 10 seconds, and the wind is NNE at 9 mph, cross-offshore – that’s clean, lined-up waves. The combined energy hits 560, which is a solid moderate pulse. This is the best we’ve got in the whole 16-day window. Crowds are possible here, so get there early if you can. The direction isn’t exactly the ideal WNW, but it’s close enough to work that river mouth shape nicely. It’s a bit over 5ft, so it’s not for beginners, but intermediates will have a blast.
Wednesday the 29th is a letdown – 6ft but cross-onshore wind and a marginal call. Thursday the 30th morning offers a glassy moment: 4ft from the NNW, 8-second period, wind dead calm from the NW at 3 mph, and 227 energy. That’s clean and fun, but smaller. Friday the 31st morning also glassy with 3ft from the NW, 9 seconds, and 208 energy – again a nice little window but not the punch of the 28th.
After that, the run into August is mostly poor with messy cross-onshore winds or strong offshore breezes that make the waves too blown out or too small. The 2nd of August afternoon has a solid 6ft from the NW but with 22 mph NNW winds – that’s just a mess, more for kite gear than a surfboard.
So, the clear highlight is Tuesday morning the 28th. Mark it. It’s the only real standout in this stretch.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 |
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 kJ | 35 | 37 | 23 | 20 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 31 | 52 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:06AM2.53m | 9:25PM2.62m | 9:56AM2.39m | 10:18PM2.38m | 10:53AM2.27m | 11:22PM2.20m | 12:01PM2.21m | 00:36AM2.11m | 1:12PM2.23m | 1:47AM2.14m | 2:14PM2.33m | 2:45AM2.23m | 3:05PM2.47m | 3:31AM2.36m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:06PM0.62m | 3:40AM0.65m | 3:59PM0.81m | 4:32AM0.85m | 5:03PM0.96m | 5:34AM0.99m | 6:19PM1.03m | 6:45AM1.04m | 7:34PM1.00m | 7:52AM0.99m | 8:35PM0.89m | 8:46AM0.88m | 9:23PM0.75m | ||||||||
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 | 7:16 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
 | — | — | 10:06 | — | — | 10:05 | — | — | 10:04 | — | — | 10:02 | — | — | 10:01 | — | — | 10:00 | — | — | 10:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WNW 9 | NW 11 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 35 | 37 | 23 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 31 | 52 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SSW 3 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 2 | 23 | 20 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 7 | WSW 7 | N 8 | N 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 4 | W 8 | W 6 | WNW 10 | WSW 5 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 15 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 43 | 54 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 240 | 7 | 30 | 240 | 11 | 44 | 143 | 63 | 158 | 122 | 44 | 893 | 1256 | 762 | 1258 | 158 | 155 | 238 | 182 |
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