Surf Forecasts:
Playa do Carreiro surf forecast from 10 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 11 Nov, 10AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period, WSW swell with cross-shore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 20 Nov, 1PM (local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 13s period, WNW swell with 8,147 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 11 Nov, 10AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with WSW 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 Wednesday (Nov 11) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.5m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 1.9m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be cross-shore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Playa do Carreiro in the next 16 days are 5.0m 13s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Nov 20) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.1m 7s period and expected on Monday (Nov 23) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10AM (Wed 11th Nov) | 11ft (3.5m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 10AM (Wed 11th Nov) | 11ft (3.5m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Fri 20th Nov) | 16ft (5.0m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa do Carreiro over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue night, calm by Wed night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 116mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | |||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 10 | SW 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5772 | 5433 | 4019 | 3486 | 2293 | 1037 | 700 | 828 | 1080 | 890 | 1009 | 1044 | 773 | 929 | 561 | 464 | 1462 | 6200 | 4209 | 3345 | 3408 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:19PM2.80m | 4:32AM2.93m | 4:53PM2.71m | 5:06AM2.85m | 5:28PM2.58m | 5:42AM2.73m | 6:06PM2.43m | 6:21AM2.59m | 6:47PM2.28m | 7:06AM2.45m | 7:35PM2.14m | 7:58AM2.33m | 8:36PM2.04m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:09AM0.26m | 10:18PM0.36m | 10:43AM0.32m | 10:51PM0.46m | 11:19AM0.43m | 11:26PM0.57m | 11:57AM0.56m | 00:02AM0.70m | 12:38PM0.72m | 00:43AM0.84m | 1:26PM0.86m | 1:31AM0.97m | 2:24PM0.97m | 2:31AM1.06m | |||||||
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 | 8:18 | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — |
 | — | 6:19 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 52 | 10 | 4 | 33 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 10 | SW 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | N 10 | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — |
| kJ | 5772 | 5433 | 4019 | 3486 | 2293 | 1037 | 700 | 828 | 1080 | 890 | 1009 | 1044 | 773 | 929 | 80 | 39 | 2 | — | 4209 | 3345 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 10 | W 9 | N 9 | WSW 11 | N 12 | W 14 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 221 | 596 | 480 | 701 | 513 | 293 | 7 | 84 | 3 | 15 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | WSW 16 | N 10 | NNW 10 | — | N 8 | N 10 | N 11 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 51 | 2 | 10 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | — | — | WSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 516 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 561 | 464 | 1462 | 6200 | — | — | 3408 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 79 | 167 | 87 | 26 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 143 | 79 | 158 | 228 | 158 | 91 | 228 | 284 | 228 | 228 | 261 |
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