Carcavelos
Lisbon · Portugal
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Lisbon's beach — a broad, soft-punching sandbar reachable by train from the capital, mixing beginner whitewater with sneaky good peaks on bigger NW days.
Today's surf at Carcavelos
Updated 11:14 spot time
Carcavelos surf report for Sunday 27 Sept: waves 1.0 m–1.5 m overhead, 1.5 m NW swell at 10 s. Wind up to 17 km/h NNW. Water 17°C. Best surf window around 00:00 — good (3.5/5) with 11 km/h N wind.
Snapshot from the Sunday 27 Sept build — the live hourly forecast below updates every hour.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Best swell
S–SW & NW
Best wind
E–NE
Ideal size
2–4 ft
Break type
Beach break
Best season
Year-round
Crowd
Very crowded
Safety: A forgiving classroom — stay between the flags, close to shore, and never surf alone. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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