Playa do Carreiro Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's get into it for Playa do Carreiro.

We’ve got a bit of a slow start, but the real standout action is shaping up for the opening of spring. The water is sitting at 65°, which is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

The first few days are a write-off. Saturday the 29th is a total no-go with poor conditions and cross-onshore winds. Sunday the 30th morning, however, we see a glimmer of hope. The wind goes glassy, with a clean 5ft swell from the WNW at 9 seconds. The energy is moderate (362), and while it’s not huge, it’s the first clean surf of the outlook. It’s a decent option for a Sunday morning session.

But the real standout is Monday the 31st. The morning session is the pick of the entire forecast. We’ve got a clean 6ft swell from the NW with a 10-second period, and a nice cross-offshore breeze from the north. The wave energy is solidly moderate (580), and the conditions are described as very good. This is the time to be in the water. The afternoon gets a bit windier with a stronger cross-off, so the morning is your window.

The pattern then drops off. Tuesday the 1st and Wednesday the 2nd fade quickly, with the swell dropping to 2ft and energy crashing to 67 by Wednesday morning. We then enter a long stretch of very ordinary, marginal, or poor surf. There’s a clean day on Thursday the 4th, but the swell is small and weak. The conditions are clean, but the waves just aren’t there.

Then, something interesting pops up for the weekend of Saturday the 5th and Sunday the 6th. We see glassy conditions and a longer-period swell arriving. Saturday morning kicks off with a 2ft swell from the NW at a very long 14 seconds, with glassy winds. The energy is moderate (276). This is a super long-period groundswell, so it might break a bit straight on the beach, but it’s a sneakily good little window. The afternoon gets even better with a 3ft swell from the NW at 13 seconds and zero wind, glassy conditions, and moderate energy (432).

The following week is a bit of a mixed bag. Monday the 7th and Tuesday the 8th offer some clean, cross-off conditions but with smaller, weaker swells. The last real highlight is a glassy morning on Thursday the 10th, but it’s just a tiny 2ft wave. After that, the surf pretty much flatlines into the second week, with nothing but small, weak, and often onshore wind conditions. The long-range stuff around the 13th shows a 14-second period swell, but the winds are cross-on, making it a messy prospect.

So, to wrap it up: your best bet is Monday morning, the 31st of August. That’s the one to circle on the calendar. The glassy windows on the weekend of the 5th and 6th of September are also worth a look if you’re keen for a longboard or a smaller wave craft.

Stay stoked.

Rusty

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