Playa do Carreiro Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, mates, Rusty here. Let’s have a proper look at the charts for our stretch of coast at Playa do Carreiro. It’s gonna be a mixed bag over the next couple of weeks, so let’s break it down day by day.

For the next 16 days, the most promising window shapes up around the 13th. That Thursday morning is your standout. We’ve got a clean 3ft of W swell with a 10-second period. The energy is moderate, reading 260, and with a light cross-offshore breeze, the surface is going to be clean. That’s the morning to be out there. The afternoon picks up a touch to 4ft but the wind picks up a bit and it gets more marginal.

Before that, Monday and Tuesday are pretty ordinary. Small waves, weak energy (83 and 107), and just surfable waves but nothing to write home about. The swell is mostly short-period, so it’ll be a bit gutless. Wednesday morning sees things improve slightly to a 3ft W swell with better period and a light onshore wind, but it’s still just a marginal call.

The weekend is a write-off. Saturday and Sunday see the swell jump but the wind is howling at 15-22 mph, creating poor, messy conditions. The energy ramps up to 353 on Saturday afternoon, but that’s not doing us any favors with that wind. This is more for the kite crew than the paddle surfers, to be honest.

The start of the following week, Monday the 17th, has a small, weak NNW swell but it’s still okay for a quick session; the wind is light. The rest of that week is plagued by onshore winds, making for poor conditions. Even though there is some size around 4-6ft, the wind just kills it.

There is a bit of a gap in quality here. After the 13th, it’s pretty bleak until the 20th. That morning has a 4ft NNW swell with light cross-offshore wind and clean conditions. It’s not big, but it might be the best of a poor bunch.

Further out, the 22nd and 23rd look like they could offer some cleaner conditions again with glassy mornings, but the swell is small and inconsistent. The period is better on the 22nd (10 seconds), but it’s still a marginal forecast. It’s looking like a patchy run, but that’s part of the game.

On the water temp front – since this is the first spot we’ve looked at – the anomaly is listed as neutral, so the water is about average for this time of year, which is fine.

Overall, Thursday the 13th is your best bet. Mark it in the calendar. The rest is either small, windy, or just a bit messy.

Rusty.

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