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Carcavelos

Cascais · Beach break · faces southwest

Quiet week. Best bet Wednesday 07:00–08:00.

Not so great right now

Dark now — see the daylight hours below.

Best left today
09:00–10:00
in 8 h
0.4 of 5Not so great
≈0.2 m · wind 4 kn
Size for you now≈0.3 msmall for you

Wind

Nsealand
3 kn
gusts 5
glassy
Light air, from the north
Building to 7 kn by 20:00
Best here: offshore, from the northeast

Tide

2.4 m
falling
  • Low05:541.4 m
  • High12:072.8 m
  • Low18:331.2 m

Official tide predictions (WorldTides).

Best tide: Mid
Next 02:00–04:00

Next 8 days

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Best 09:00–10:00. At 09:00: Not so great, 0.4 out of 5 — about 0.2 m, wind 4 kn cross-offshore. Tide 2.1 m.

Hour by hour, Today
TimeScoreSizeWindGustsTide
08:000.3 out of 50.2 m3 glassy61.8 m
09:000.4 out of 50.2 m4 cross-offshore72.1 m
10:000.3 out of 50.2 m8 offshore152.4 m
11:000.1 out of 50.2 m8 offshore162.7 m
12:000.1 out of 50.2 m7 offshore152.8 m
13:000.1 out of 50.2 m8 cross-offshore172.7 m
14:000.2 out of 50.3 m10 cross-offshore192.5 m
15:000.4 out of 50.3 m9 cross-offshore192.1 m
16:000.4 out of 50.3 m10 cross-offshore201.7 m
17:000.2 out of 50.3 m10 cross-offshore201.4 m
18:000.1 out of 50.3 m10 cross-offshore191.2 m
19:000.2 out of 50.4 m8 cross-offshore181.2 m
20:000.3 out of 50.4 m7 cross-offshore151.4 m
Scoreout of 5 · 0 Not so great, 5 Fantastic

Hour by hour

Today

Best 09:00–10:00. At 09:00: Not so great, 0.4 out of 5 — about 0.2 m, wind 4 kn cross-offshore. Tide 2.1 m.

Hour by hour, Today
TimeScoreSizeWindGustsTide
08:000.3 out of 50.2 m3 glassy61.8 m
09:000.4 out of 50.2 m4 cross-offshore72.1 m
10:000.3 out of 50.2 m8 offshore152.4 m
11:000.1 out of 50.2 m8 offshore162.7 m
12:000.1 out of 50.2 m7 offshore152.8 m
13:000.1 out of 50.2 m8 cross-offshore172.7 m
14:000.2 out of 50.3 m10 cross-offshore192.5 m
15:000.4 out of 50.3 m9 cross-offshore192.1 m
16:000.4 out of 50.3 m10 cross-offshore201.7 m
17:000.2 out of 50.3 m10 cross-offshore201.4 m
18:000.1 out of 50.3 m10 cross-offshore191.2 m
19:000.2 out of 50.4 m8 cross-offshore181.2 m
20:000.3 out of 50.4 m7 cross-offshore151.4 m
Scoreout of 5 · 0 Not so great, 5 Fantastic

Water

17.4 °C
3/2 fullsuit
This week 16.6–17.4 °C
Air 14 °C · UV 0 Low · Sea Moderate

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Spot guide

Best swell
S–WSW
Best wind
NNE (offshore)
Best tide
Mid
First–last light
07:26–19:19

Tagus-mouth bay beach, well sheltered from the Nortada and much smaller than the open coast — needs solid W/SW groundswell to wrap in, but is often the only clean, glassy option in Lisbon when everywhere else blows out.

Hazards rip near the pier/stream mouth · crowds · water quality after heavy rain

Shared forecast The offshore forecast here is shared with Avencas, Parede / São Pedro do Estoril, Santo Amaro, Torre. Wave models resolve about 8 km, so neighbouring beaches read the same swell. What separates them is orientation, seabed and tide, not the forecast.

Nearby spots Torre, Avencas, Parede / São Pedro do Estoril, Santo Amaro, Cova do Vapor

Swimming conditionsTide timesSea temperature

Guides How to Read a Surf Forecast for Portugal · Beach Facing & Surf Direction on Portugal's Coast · Tides and Surf Portugal: Best Tide for Surfing

Best time of year

Jan
66.9%
Feb
79.4%
Mar
68.3%
Apr
70.4%
May
75.1%
Jun
62.4%
Jul
78%
Aug
80.1%
Sep
77.6%
Oct
71.5%
Nov
63.8%
Dec
81.6%
Clean Blown out Too small

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Scores and sizes are forecasts for Intermediate surfers, out of 5. Times are Lisbon time. Size is our estimate of the breaking wave at this beach, not the offshore swell.