Beach
both
Level 5/10

Carcavelos

Cascais, Portugal
🌀Strong rips👥Crowded
3-Day Forecast
Today
16
31
Poor
2.4m
@22s
12km/h
Tue
17
33
Poor
2.6m
@16s
16km/h
Wed
18
34
Poor
3.0m
@15s
22km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
2.4m
NW(315°)
Score: 24/25
Period
22s
Long period groundswell
Score: 8/25
Wind
12km/h
ENE(70°)
Score: 9/25
Weather
18°C
0.0mm0%
Windswell Component
0.1mNE@1s
Secondary Swell
0.8mNW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

6:32 am
Low tide - -1.49m
12:41 pm
High tide - 0.46m
6:37 pm
Low tide - -1.42m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

31
Poor
Components
Swell Direction0/25
Swell Size24/25
Swell Period8/25
Wind9/25
Raw Score41/100
Adjustments
⚠️ Weak Component-10
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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