Beach
both
Level 5/10

Carcavelos

Cascais, Portugal
🌀Strong rips👥Crowded
3-Day Forecast
Today
30
31
Poor
1.7m
@18s
18km/h
Tue
31
44
Poor
1.8m
@20s
12km/h
Wed
1
43
Poor
1.5m
@16s
15km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
1.7m
NW(325°)
Score: 13/25
Period
18s
Long period groundswell
Score: 23/25
Wind
18km/h
NE(50°)
Score: 5/25
Weather
16°C
0.0mm0%
Windswell Component
0.3mNE@2s
Secondary Swell
0.6mNNW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon
AM: 20 km/h ENE|PM: 19 km/h NE
Lighter winds later (19 km/h)
Tide at 1pm (0.6m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

1:05 am
High tide - 0.68m
7:30 am
Low tide - -1.68m
1:36 pm
High tide - 0.58m
7:38 pm
Low tide - -1.58m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

31
Poor
Components
Swell Direction0/25
Swell Size13/25
Swell Period23/25
Wind5/25
Raw Score41/100
Adjustments
⚠️ Weak Component-10
Adjusted Score31/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score31
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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

👥 Easter Break (Mar 28Apr 13) — expect extra crowds

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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