Carcavelos Surf Report & Forecast

Just 15 minutes outside Lisbon, this wave features heavy, sand-bottom barrels, especially in wintertime when it's really cranking. And though the waves may look unmakeable when you take off, if you hold a high line and hang tight, you're looking at an 85 percent success rate. The waves in summer are fairly inconsistent, as it's tucked pretty far in to get the short-period windswell that lights up the beachbreaks around Ericeira and Peniche. But come autumn, and straight through into spring, the... Read more