Playa do Carreiro Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here, and let’s have a look at what Playa do Carreiro has got cooking for us. We’ve got a bit of a slow start, but there are some genuine standouts coming up that’ll have you calling in sick if you can.

Right now, the surf is pretty ordinary. Through Friday and Saturday we’ve got small, weak swell with a combined energy of just 86 to 173 – not inspiring at all. The winds are a mix of cross-off and off, so it’s clean, but there’s just no power. You’re looking at ankle-to-knee high stuff with a period around 8 to 10 seconds, nothing to get excited about.

The first real green light comes on Sunday the 13th. The morning kicks off with building swell – 4ft from the NW. That’s a proper groundswell with a 12-second period, and the combined energy jumps to a solid 524. Winds are light and cross-off, keeping it clean. This is the first decent window. It’s not huge, but the quality is there for a fun session on a longboard or fish.

Things settle down again Monday and Tuesday, but then the real magic starts lining up. Look at Thursday the 17th morning: we’ve got 5ft from the NW with a 10-second period, combined energy at 582, and that wind is off and clean. That’s a serious morning for a river mouth setup – the rip should be holding the swell nicely.

But the true standouts – the ones you circle on the calendar – come in the second week. First, Sunday the 20th is a banger. Morning has 5ft NW swell with 11 seconds, energy at 511, and the wind is offshore from the NE. The afternoon gets even better with 5ft NW, 13 seconds, and energy leaping to 707. That is quality, lined-up surf with a clean face.

Then Monday the 21st morning is nearly as good: 4ft NW, 12 seconds, offshore ENE wind. Clean.

The absolute highlight of the whole outlook though? Wednesday the 23rd and Thursday the 24th. Wednesday morning we’ve got glassy conditions with a 5ft NW swell, 12-second period, and a combined energy of 702. That’s proper. Wednesday afternoon is glassy too with 5ft NW, 12 seconds. But Thursday the 25th morning takes the cake: 7ft from the NNW, 12-second period, and an enormous 1051 combined energy. The wind is glassy – dead calm. That’s expert territory at 7ft, especially on a river break where a long-period NW groundswell like this will set up nice, long lines. This is a day for a late drop and a proper barrel if the tide lines up.

Through the rest of the second week, you’ll still find clean waves on Saturday the 26th, around 4ft from the NNW, but it’s smaller and cross-offshore.

Overall, ignore the first few days. Focus on Sunday the 13th for a warm-up, but do not miss the window from the 20th through to the 25th. That is where the magic is. Expect crowds to be possible at this spot, but with that kind of quality, it’s worth the company.

Rusty.

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