Carcavelos

Beach break

Lisbonne, Portugal

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From level advanced · Combi 3/2Accessible from advanced level: head-high waves (0.9–1.5 m), enough volume to catch them. Below that, better to aim for more modest conditions.
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Conditions
6.3/10
Fair
Size
0.91.5 m
head-high
Wind
14 km/h
NNW · Cross-offshore
Swell
1.4 m
9 s · NW
Best window · 9h7.4/10 · 1.42.4 m · 15 km/h
Today's take

Well-shaped wave, decent swell from the NW. Slightly side-offshore wind, fairly favourable. Fair conditions, surfable but nothing special: fine for a practice session.

Today's forecast

SATURDAY, AUGUST 15
RatingWaves mSwell sWind km/hWeather
00h0.60.9111🌤️21°
03h0.61.118🌤️21°
06h1.32.12210🌤️21°
09hBest1.42.42215🌤️23°
12h1.62.62116🌤️25°
15h1.52.42018🌤️26°
18h1.52.42019🌤️24°
21h0.91.6914🌤️22°

3-hour slots (spot local time · GMT+1) · ★ rating out of 5 · arrow = swell/wind direction · highlighted row = best slot

Tides

06h12h18h0 mPM 04:30+1.0 mBM 10:28-1.8 mPM 16:44+1.2 mmaintenant

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Last updated: Sat, Aug 15, 06:32 GMT+1 · Données : Open-Meteo (modèles vagues + météo) · servies depuis la base pré-calculée.