Surf Forecasts:
Playa do Carreiro surf forecast from 1 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 1 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period, NW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 2PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period, WNW swell with 475 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 1 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with NW 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 Tuesday (Sep 01) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 16s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Playa do Carreiro in the next 16 days are 1.3m 12s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 6s period and expected on Monday (Sep 07) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Tue 1st Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Tue 1st Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Mon 7th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa do Carreiro over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here again, giving it to you in feet and Fahrenheit for those who think in those numbers.
For Playa do Carreiro, it’s a slow burn. The first real chance to surf is Tuesday, September 1st. We’ve got a clean, cross-off breeze and a north-northwest swell around 5ft, period at 9 seconds, with combined swell energy of (338). It’s not huge, but it’s clean and fun. The water temperature is about 65°, which is pretty normal for this time of year.
Things get tiny on Wednesday the 2nd — a weak 2ft morning, and a crazy 1ft afternoon swell from the southwest with a long 16-second period but no power. Thursday the 3rd stays small, glassy, around 2ft. Friday the 4th bumps to 3ft with moderate energy (124) — surfable but not special.
The weekend is a mixed bag. Saturday the 5th is onshore and messy. Sunday the 6th sees the swell climb to 3ft but the wind is light and cross-shore, making it tricky. The real standout is Monday, September 7th. Morning session has clean cross-off wind, a solid 4ft from the west-northwest at 11 seconds, and energy of (395). That’s the best window in this whole forecast.
After that it’s average through the 8th, 9th, and 10th. The 11th is a write-off. The next glimmer is Saturday, September 12th. The morning is glassy, 4ft from the northwest, 9 seconds, energy at (305). Clean and fun, but not as good as the 7th.
The middle of the second week is poor — onshore wind and weak swell. Then Tuesday, September 15th brings another solid shot: clean cross-off morning, 4ft from the west with an 11-second period, energy at (418). That’s a proper groundswell. Finally, Wednesday the 16th has the biggest swell of the run — 6ft with a 13-second period from the west-northwest and massive energy of (870). But the wind is light and cross-on, so the surface won’t be perfect. That size is pushing into expert territory.
Rusty out.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||
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) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 16 | NW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 328 | 281 | 80 | 29 | 39 | 83 | 59 | 59 | 76 | 116 | 116 | 88 | 88 | 99 | 250 | 237 | 163 | 100 | 359 | 291 | 281 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:20PM2.93m | 7:42AM2.78m | 8:03PM2.73m | 8:28AM2.62m | 8:56PM2.50m | 9:28AM2.46m | 10:09PM2.29m | 10:51AM2.35m | 11:47PM2.20m | 12:27PM2.40m | 1:19AM2.31m | 1:46PM2.61m | 2:27AM2.51m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:06PM0.27m | 1:30AM0.31m | 1:48PM0.41m | 2:12AM0.50m | 2:39PM0.60m | 3:06AM0.72m | 3:46PM0.79m | 4:20AM0.91m | 5:20PM0.88m | 5:57AM0.96m | 7:00PM0.78m | 7:25AM0.82m | 8:14PM0.54m | ||||||||
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 | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 32 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 23 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 328 | 281 | 80 | 29 | 22 | 83 | 59 | 59 | 76 | 116 | 116 | 88 | 88 | 82 | 250 | 237 | 163 | 94 | 359 | 291 | 281 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | NNW 6 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | S 11 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 39 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 99 | 59 | 62 | 73 | 100 | 36 | 2 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | — | S 9 | N 8 | NNW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NW 8 | — | — | SW 13 | NNW 4 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 13 | S 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 3 | — | — | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 58 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 53 | 25 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 74 | 72 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 11 | 75 | 25 | 11 | 75 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 75 | 7 | 11 | 75 |
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