Beach
both
Level 5/10

Carcavelos

Cascais, Portugal
🌀Strong rips👥Crowded
3-Day Forecast
Thu
30
43
Poor
1.1m
@18s
10km/h
Fri
1
37
Poor
1.4m
@15s
8km/h
Sat
2
7
Poor
1.1m
@10s
11km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
1.1m
WNW(290°)
Score: 5/25
Period
18s
Long period groundswell
Score: 23/25
Wind
10km/h
SW(217°)
Score: 9/25
Weather
17°C
0.0mm76%
Windswell Component
0.1mSW@1s
Secondary Swell
0.6mWNW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 5 km/h SW|PM: 13 km/h SSW
5 km/h vs 13 km/h afternoon
Tide at 8am (-1.6m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

1:56 am
High tide - 0.85m
8:07 am
Low tide - -1.55m
2:15 pm
High tide - 0.83m
8:25 pm
Low tide - -1.53m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

43
Poor
Components
Swell Direction6/25
Swell Size5/25
Swell Period23/25
Wind9/25
Raw Score43/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score43

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°

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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