Surf Forecasts:
Playa do Carreiro surf forecast from 17 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 20 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period, NNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 18 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period, NW swell with 80 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 20 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 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 Monday (Jul 20) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 7s 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 1.1m 6s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 18) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Friday (Jul 17) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Mon 20th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Mon 20th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Sat 18th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa do Carreiro over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right then, let’s have a look at what’s on offer. Straight up, I’ll be honest with you: this isn’t a week to get your hopes up. We’ve got a long stretch of tiny, weak swell and mainly iffy wind. The first real chance of anything decent doesn’t show up until the very end of the month.
We’re starting on Friday the 17th of July, and the swell is a miserable 1ft from the WNW with an 8-second period and weak energy (25). The morning has a cross-offshore wind, but it’s just not enough to do anything with. This flat, poor pattern hangs around for days. Saturday the 18th morning is glassy, but the swell is even smaller at 1.0ft (17). Sunday the 19th, Monday the 20th, Tuesday the 21st – it’s all the same story: tiny waves, weak energy, and mostly onshore or cross-onshore breeze. The water temperature is sitting at 64°, which is about normal for the time of year.
You’re looking at a solid ten-day gap of nothing worth paddling for. Then, on Monday the 27th of July, things finally change. The morning brings a jump in swell to 4ft from the NW with a 6-second period and moderate energy (215). The wind is a clean cross-offshore from the NNW. This is actually the standout of the whole outlook. The conditions are described as clean, and the energy is moderate. For Playa do Carreiro, a river break that’s fairly consistent, this is the one morning to circle. The afternoon sees the swell bump up to 5ft, but the wind picks up to 12 mph, making it more marginal.
After that, the energy stays moderate through the 28th, 29th, and 30th of July, with clean cross-offshore winds, but the swell is a bit mixed and the wind gets strong, especially in the afternoons. On Wednesday the 29th, the morning has a nice 3ft swell from the NW with a very long period of 12 seconds and strong energy (355). That longer period will make the waves better shaped, but it might also make them break a bit too straight across the beach at this river mouth. It’s a promising session, but the afternoon wind jumps to 19 mph, which spoils it. The best bet is still the Monday morning on the 27th.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 6 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
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 kJ | 22 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 44 | 11 | 19 | 43 | 43 | 35 | 29 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | off |
High Tide | 7:07PM3.27m | 7:35AM2.82m | 7:52PM3.10m | 8:20AM2.69m | 8:38PM2.87m | 9:06AM2.53m | 9:25PM2.62m | 9:56AM2.39m | 10:18PM2.38m | 10:53AM2.27m | 11:22PM2.20m | 12:01PM2.21m | 00:36AM2.11m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:48PM0.14m | 1:25AM0.06m | 1:32PM0.26m | 2:10AM0.23m | 2:18PM0.42m | 2:54AM0.44m | 3:06PM0.62m | 3:40AM0.65m | 3:59PM0.81m | 4:32AM0.85m | 5:03PM0.96m | 5:34AM0.99m | 6:19PM1.03m | ||||||||
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 | 7:13 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — |
 | — | — | 10:07 | — | — | 10:07 | — | — | 10:06 | — | — | 10:06 | — | — | 10:05 | — | — | 10:04 | — | — | 10:02 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 6 | NW 4 | NW 6 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 7 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 22 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 44 | 7 | 19 | 43 | 43 | 35 | 29 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WNW 8 | NW 4 | SW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 9 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | SW 11 | SW 4 | SW 6 | NW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 6 | W 9 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | N 8 | SW 14 | — | — | SW 13 | N 8 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | — | — | 7 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 720 | 1477 | 880 | 780 | 1253 | 7 | 63 | 232 | 15 | 15 | 79 | 7 | 7 | 299 | 11 | 25 | 232 | 143 | 155 | 368 | 143 |
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