Surf Forecasts:
Playa do Carreiro surf forecast from 26 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 27 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period, NNW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 27 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period, NNW swell with 272 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 27 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s 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 Monday (Jul 27) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Playa do Carreiro in the next 16 days are 1.2m 10s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 27) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.5m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 26) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Mon 27th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Mon 27th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Mon 27th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa do Carreiro over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, crew, Rusty here with the straight talk on the next couple of weeks.
We’re starting off flat and weak at Playa do Carreiro. The 26th is a write-off – tiny waves and rippy cross-off winds. There’s a dry gap until the 27th, which is where the real window opens up.
Monday the 27th is the one to circle. That morning is glassy, with a 4ft swell out of the NNW. The combined energy is a solid 297, and with a 10-second period, those waves will have some push and shape. The river mouth should be handling that WNW direction nicely. This is your best bet, no question.
From Monday afternoon right through the 6th of August, it’s a long stretch of small, ordinary surf. A few mornings turn glassy – like the 29th and 31st – but the swell is tiny, just 2ft to 3ft. It’s a longboard-only zone during those windows. Water temp is about normal for this time of year.
The second week drags on with similar vibes, but we get a little bump around the 7th of August. Friday the 7th starts glassy with a 4ft swell, but it’s short period at 7 seconds, so it’s soft and weak. The afternoon pushes up to 5ft, but the cross wind and short period will kill any quality.
On Sunday the 9th, we see some size – 6ft in the morning – but a 25 km/h cross-off wind and a 6-second period make it bumpy and ugly. By the afternoon, it’s 7ft with a 40 km/h wind. That’s blown-out chaos, better for kite-surfing than for a clean paddle.
Final word: don’t miss Monday morning the 27th. The rest is mostly filler, with a few small glassy windows if you’re desperate.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue night, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||
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 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 12 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 11 |
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 kJ | 9 | 16 | 27 | 67 | 272 | 261 | 234 | 192 | 150 | 112 | 91 | 84 | 55 | 36 | 47 | 56 | 33 | 33 | 21 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | off |
High Tide | 2:45AM2.23m | 3:05PM2.47m | 3:31AM2.36m | 3:48PM2.62m | 4:10AM2.49m | 4:25PM2.77m | 4:46AM2.59m | 5:00PM2.90m | 5:19AM2.67m | 5:33PM2.98m | 5:52AM2.72m | 6:05PM3.02m | |||||||
Low Tide | 8:35PM0.89m | 8:46AM0.88m | 9:23PM0.75m | 9:31AM0.74m | 10:03PM0.61m | 10:09AM0.60m | 10:39PM0.47m | 10:44AM0.47m | 11:13PM0.37m | 11:17AM0.38m | 11:46PM0.29m | 11:49AM0.32m | 00:18AM0.25m | ||||||
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 | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — |
 | 10:00 | — | — | 10:00 | — | — | 9:59 | — | — | 9:58 | — | — | 9:57 | — | — | 9:55 | — | — | 9:54 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 12 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 5 | WNW 10 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 9 | 16 | 27 | 67 | 272 | 261 | 234 | 192 | 150 | 112 | 91 | 84 | 28 | 36 | 19 | 56 | 33 | 33 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | N 13 | NNW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 17 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 55 | 16 | 47 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | — | — | S 14 | — | W 12 | — | N 11 | — | NW 8 | N 9 | — | — | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | 23 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | NW 4 |
| kJ | 132 | 40 | 76 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 122 | 43 | 30 | 105 | 11 | 7 | 75 | 7 | 79 | 79 | 11 | 162 | 87 | 11 | 11 | 75 | 7 | 7 | 79 |
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