Beach
both
Level 5/10

Carcavelos

Cascais, Portugal
🌀Strong rips👥Crowded
3-Day Forecast
Today
15
31
Poor
2.8m
@15s
20km/h
Mon
16
36
Poor
2.3m
@22s
9km/h
Tue
17
33
Poor
2.6m
@16s
15km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
2.8m
NW(315°)
Score: 19/25
Period
15s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
20km/h
N(358°)
Score: 2/25
Weather
15°C
0.0mm37%
Windswell Component
0.9mNNW@4s
Secondary Swell
0.1mWSW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

5:55 am
Low tide - -1.24m
12:04 pm
High tide - 0.25m
6:01 pm
Low tide - -1.26m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

31
Poor
Components
Swell Direction0/25
Swell Size19/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind2/25
Raw Score46/100
Adjustments
⚠️ Weak Component-15
Adjusted Score31/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score31

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
WSW (245°)
Direction range
220° - 270°
Size range
1.2m - 3m
Ideal size
2.5m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
14s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
NNE (20°)
Offshore range
0° - 45°
Best window
morning

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid

Water temp

17°C

Wetsuit

3/2mm fullsuit

Bottom

Sand

Difficulty

5/10

Crowd level

7/10

Best Season

Peak: Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

South-facing beach. Fires when west coast maxes out.

Getting There

Airport
LIS
Drive time
20 min
Data quality
community

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