Carcavelos surf forecast
Lisbon, Portugal
Carcavelos is ankle to knee high with 11-second swell and light offshore wind - only just surfable.
Colors
Surf conditions
- FlatNothing to ride
- PoorSmall, messy or blown out
- Poor to FairGetting there
- FairDecent conditions
- Fair to GoodFun waves
- GoodA great session
- EpicRare. Drop everything
The nearest spots today, best first
About this spot
- Works
- 2ft-8ft · 9s+
- Tide
- Mid
- Break
- Beach
- Level
- Intermediate
- Faces
- SSW
- Best swell
- W
- Offshore wind
- N/NE
Worth knowing: pollution after rain, crowds, urban beach.
Carcavelos is a beach break - sandbars that shift through the season, so the peak moves.
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Common questions
Is Carcavelos good for beginners?
On a small day, yes - sandy, with surf schools along the beach and a train from Lisbon. On a big winter swell it is a heavy, crowded beach break for experienced surfers.
What swell does Carcavelos need?
West or south-west. It faces south into the Tagus mouth, so a straight north-west swell passes it by while Guincho, twenty minutes away, is overhead.
How do I get to Carcavelos from Lisbon?
The Cascais line from Cais do Sodré, about 25 minutes, then a ten-minute walk from Carcavelos station.
Is the water clean at Carcavelos?
Usually - but not for a few days after heavy rain, when the Tagus and the storm drains empty into the bay.