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Carvalhal

Comporta / Carvalhal · Beach break · faces west

Not so great now. Best 08:00–10:00.

Not so great right now

Dark now — see the daylight hours below.

Best left today
08:00–10:00
in 7 h
3.3 of 5Great
≈0.8 m · wind 2 kn
Size for you now≈0.9 min your range

Wind

Nsealand
5 kn
gusts 9
cross-onshore
Light breeze, from the northwest
Building to 14 kn by 20:00
Best here: offshore, from the east

Tide

2.2 m
falling
  • Low05:411.3 m
  • High11:582.5 m
  • Low18:191.0 m

Official tide predictions (WorldTides).

Best tide: Mid
Next 02:00–04:00

Next 8 days

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Best 08:00–10:00. At 09:00: Great, 3.3 out of 5 — about 0.8 m, wind 2 kn glassy. Tide 2.0 m.

Hour by hour, Today
TimeScoreSizeWindGustsTide
08:002.9 out of 50.8 m4 onshore71.6 m
09:003.3 out of 50.8 m2 glassy52.0 m
10:002.2 out of 50.8 m2 glassy32.3 m
11:000.8 out of 50.7 m3 cross-onshore52.5 m
12:000.6 out of 50.7 m7 cross-shore102.5 m
13:000.6 out of 50.7 m7 cross-shore112.4 m
14:002.0 out of 50.7 m3 cross-shore102.2 m
15:002.7 out of 50.7 m3 onshore51.8 m
16:001.4 out of 50.8 m9 onshore121.5 m
17:000.6 out of 50.8 m8 onshore121.2 m
18:000.4 out of 50.9 m7 cross-onshore121.0 m
19:000.5 out of 50.9 m11 cross-shore141.1 m
20:001.0 out of 50.9 m14 cross-shore191.3 m
Scoreout of 5 · 0 Not so great, 5 Fantastic

Hour by hour

Today

Best 08:00–10:00. At 09:00: Great, 3.3 out of 5 — about 0.8 m, wind 2 kn glassy. Tide 2.0 m.

Hour by hour, Today
TimeScoreSizeWindGustsTide
08:002.9 out of 50.8 m4 onshore71.6 m
09:003.3 out of 50.8 m2 glassy52.0 m
10:002.2 out of 50.8 m2 glassy32.3 m
11:000.8 out of 50.7 m3 cross-onshore52.5 m
12:000.6 out of 50.7 m7 cross-shore102.5 m
13:000.6 out of 50.7 m7 cross-shore112.4 m
14:002.0 out of 50.7 m3 cross-shore102.2 m
15:002.7 out of 50.7 m3 onshore51.8 m
16:001.4 out of 50.8 m9 onshore121.5 m
17:000.6 out of 50.8 m8 onshore121.2 m
18:000.4 out of 50.9 m7 cross-onshore121.0 m
19:000.5 out of 50.9 m11 cross-shore141.1 m
20:001.0 out of 50.9 m14 cross-shore191.3 m
Scoreout of 5 · 0 Not so great, 5 Fantastic

Water

17.9 °C
3/2 fullsuit
This week 16.9–18.1 °C
Air 17 °C · UV 0 Low · Sea Slight

Beach cams

Praia do Carvalhal
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Spot guide

Best swell
WSW–NW
Best wind
E (offshore)
Best tide
Mid
First–last light
07:23–19:17

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

Hazards rips · shifting sandbanks

Shared forecast The offshore forecast here is shared with Comporta, Praia Atlântica (Soltroia), Praia da Aberta Nova, Praia da Costa de Santo André, Praia da Galé-Fontainhas, Praia de Melides, Praia do Pego. 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 Praia do Pego, Comporta, Praia da Galé-Fontainhas, Praia da Aberta Nova, Praia Atlântica (Soltroia)

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
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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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.