Surf Forecasts:
Playa do Carreiro surf forecast from 14 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 16 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period, NNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 15 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period, NNW swell with 600 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 14 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW 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 Friday (Aug 14) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 9s period. 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 2.3m 8s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 15) at 8PM. 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 Friday (Aug 14) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Fri 14th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sun 16th Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Sat 15th Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa do Carreiro over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here again. Let’s talk about the surf ahead at Playa do Carreiro in good old feet and degrees.
First off, this is a long, slow burn. Nothing worth your time right now. Most of the next week is lean. The water is running 69°, which is a touch warmer than normal for the season, but that’s about the only silver lining early on.
Friday the 14th gives us a weak 3ft wave from the WNW – nothing special. The energy is low at 143, and a light northerly breeze keeps it clean but tiny. Saturday the 15th shows some size, with waves hitting 6ft in the morning and pushing 8ft by afternoon from the NW. But that short period of 7-8 seconds and a stiff 30 km/h cross-off wind make it a lumpy, unappealing mess. The energy is there (350 to 569), but the quality isn’t.
The rest of that week and into the next is a mix of small, weak, and onshore slop. Sunday the 16th morning is your cleanest early window – 3ft from the NNW with a glassy 5 km/h offshore – but it’s inconsistent and small.
The one to watch is way out there. On Friday the 28th of August morning, we finally get a solid call. A clean 4ft swell from the NW with a light 15 km/h cross-off breeze. Wave energy sits at a respectable 208. It’s not huge, but after a long stretch of nothing, this is the only morning that looks genuinely good. It’s two weeks away, so keep an eye on it.
Best Bet: The morning of Friday 28th August at Playa do Carreiro. Clean, fun-sized waves, light wind, and a river mouth that can offer a little shelter. It can get busy there sometimes, but this one’s worth the gamble.
Rusty out.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat night, light winds from the NNE by Sun morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Mon night, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 6 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 5 | NW 5 | SW 16 | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 7 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 143 | 113 | 245 | 350 | 569 | 294 | 98 | 98 | 226 | 67 | 82 | 116 | 14 | 7 | 38 | 12 | 55 | 64 | 59 | 199 | 154 |
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 | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:00PM3.38m | 6:24AM3.02m | 6:40PM3.28m | 7:02AM2.93m | 7:19PM3.08m | 7:40AM2.79m | 7:57PM2.83m | 8:19AM2.62m | 8:38PM2.56m | 9:00AM2.43m | 9:24PM2.29m | 9:52AM2.25m | 10:25PM2.07m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:43AM0.02m | 00:15AM-0.09m | 12:23PM0.06m | 00:53AM0.03m | 1:02PM0.18m | 1:30AM0.22m | 1:41PM0.36m | 2:06AM0.45m | 2:22PM0.58m | 2:44AM0.70m | 3:08PM0.81m | 3:29AM0.93m | 4:06PM1.02m | 4:31AM1.11m | |||||||
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 | 7:41 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:29 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 12 | — | — | S 18 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | W 9 | NNW 8 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 7 | NNW 11 |
| kJ | 143 | 113 | 3 | — | — | 7 | 98 | 98 | 226 | 67 | 6 | 116 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 55 | 64 | 59 | 199 | 107 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 12 | — | — | — | W 8 | NNW 9 | W 8 | W 9 | SW 17 | W 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 4 | NW 12 | NW 6 | W 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 15 | 55 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | W 8 | SW 18 | SW 16 | — | SW 17 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 11 | NW 10 | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 5 | 12 | 10 | — | 11 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 28 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | N 4 | NNW 8 | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 19 | 65 | 245 | 350 | 569 | 294 | — | — | — | 9 | 82 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 154 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 272 | 44 | 25 | 268 | 7 | 7 | 240 | 7 | 11 | 240 | 7 | 43 | 81 | 63 | 79 | 75 | 7 | 7 | 298 |
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