Carvalhal

Comporta / Carvalhal · beach

Now0.5/5

Ankle-high at 0.4 m — a foamie or a longboard at best

0.4m @ 7–12s WNW · 1kW/m · +0.1m @ 10s WSWsecondary swell · 3kn N →cross

Tide2.3m↓ falling· low in 4h16

🌊 19.2°Cwater24°CairWear:3/2 fullsuitSeaSmoothUV6 HighSurfaceCleanConsistencyFairly consistent(66)

TideLow 15:59 1.1mHigh 22:24 2.4mLow 04:37 1.2mHigh 11:04 2.5mOfficial tide predictions (WorldTides).

Praia do Carvalhal

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8-day outlook · Intermediate

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Swell height · metres

secondary swell

Wind · knots

Hour by hour

Time	Score	Swell	Wind	Tide
07:00	0.8	0.4m 6–12s WNW+0.2m 9s SW	3kn SSE →	0.7 ↑
08:00	0.4	0.4m 6–12s WNW+0.2m 9s SW	2kn E ↗	0.9 ↑
09:00	0.3	0.4m 6–12s WNW+0.1m 9s SW	2kn ENE ↗	1.0 ↑
10:00	0.3	0.4m 6–12s WNW+0.1m 10s SW	1kn N →	1.0 ↓
11:00	0.5	0.4m 7–12s WNW+0.1m 10s WSW	3kn N →	0.9 ↓
12:00	0.8	0.4m 7–12s WNW+0.1m 11s WNW	4kn NW →	0.7 ↓
13:00	0.9	0.4m 7–12s WNW+0.1m 11s NW	4kn NW ↘	0.4 ↓
14:00	0.6	0.4m 7s WNW+0.1m 11s NW	4kn WNW ↘	0.2 ↓
15:00	0.3	0.4m 7s WNW+0.1m 10s NW	5kn W ↘	0.1 ↓
16:00	0.2	0.4m 7s WNW+0.1m 10s NW	6kn W ↘	0.0 ↑
17:00	0.2	0.4m 7s WNW+0.1m 11s NW	5kn WSW ↘	0.1 ↑
18:00	0.6	0.4m 7s WNW+0.2m 12s NW	4kn SW →	0.2 ↑
19:00	0.9	0.4m 7s WNW+0.2m 13s NW	5kn SW →	0.5 ↑
20:00	0.8	0.4m 7s WNW+0.2m 13s NW	6kn SSW →	0.7 ↑
21:00	0.4	0.4m 7s WNW+0.2m 12s NW	5kn SSW →	0.9 ↑

Spot guide

Best swell: WSW–NW
Best wind: E (offshore)
Best tide: Mid
First–last light: 06:42–20:28

Southern neighbour of Comporta with the same wide-open exposure; banks shift more, so scout before paddling out.

Hazards rips · shifting sandbanks

Best time of year

Jan

71.5%

Feb

69%

Mar

56%

Apr

58.2%

May

45.4%

Jun

50.4%

Jul

50.2%

Aug

52.3%

Sep

54.6%

Oct

56.5%

Nov

67.4%

Dec

85%

Clean Blown out Too small

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