Cascais & Sintra surf forecast
The Lisbon coast you reach by train or a short drive: Carcavelos and São Pedro on the Cascais line, Guincho and Praia Grande facing the open Atlantic.
Getting there: 20 to 45 min from Lisbon; Carcavelos by train
Today · Sun 1 NovUpdated 13:00 · next run 16:00
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Today, spot by spot
Kiwi's call for every spot in Cascais & Sintra, from the latest run. Stars rate the surf in the day's best window, not safety.
| Spot | Stars | Best window | Surf | Swell | Wind | Tide | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CarcavelosCarcavelos | 10:00–14:00 | 0.9–1.3m3–4 ft | 13sNW | glassySE 9 km/h · gusts 25 | low falling | Good for beginners | |
| Praia GrandeSintra | 09:00–13:00 | 2.2–3.0m7–10 ft | 13sNW | glassySW 5 km/h · gusts 20 | low falling | Good for beginners | |
| GuinchoCascais | 12:00–16:00 | 2.2–2.9m7–10 ft | 13sNW | glassyW 5 km/h · gusts 18 | low rising | Beginners: with a school | |
| São Pedro do EstorilEstoril | not worth it | 0.6–0.9m2–3 ft | 13sNW | glassyESE 9 km/h · gusts 26 | low falling | Intermediate+ |
Carcavelos: Go 10-14, clean chest-shoulder, glassy.
Praia Grande: Marginal 09-13: big for this spot, well overhead, glassy.
Guincho: Marginal 12-16: big for this spot, well overhead, glassy.
São Pedro do Estoril: Skip: small, knee-waist, glassy.
Hour by hour
Stars for every hour from 05:00 to 21:00. Grey: dark, or outside the captaincy's surf hours, or an IPMA warning.
Today 1 Nov
Tomorrow 2 Nov
The full table, spot by spot
The same table as each guide in Cascais & Sintra: surf, stars, swell, wind and tide for every hour today and tomorrow. Tap a spot to open it.
Carcavelos10:00–14:00
Today 1 Nov
Go 10-14, clean chest-shoulder, glassy.
Best window: 10:00–14:00
Every hour, 05–21
Tomorrow 2 Nov
Marginal 09-13: small, knee-waist, glassy.
Best window: 09:00–13:00
Every hour, 05–21
Praia Grande09:00–13:00
Today 1 Nov
Marginal 09-13: big for this spot, well overhead, glassy.
Best window: 09:00–13:00
Every hour, 05–21
Tomorrow 2 Nov
Worth it 08-12, clean overhead, glassy.
Best window: 08:00–12:00
Every hour, 05–21
Guincho12:00–16:00
Today 1 Nov
Marginal 12-16: big for this spot, well overhead, glassy.
Best window: 12:00–16:00
Every hour, 05–21
Tomorrow 2 Nov
Worth it 09-13, clean overhead, glassy.
Best window: 09:00–13:00
Every hour, 05–21
São Pedro do Estoril
Today 1 Nov
Skip: small, knee-waist, glassy.
Every hour, 05–21
Tomorrow 2 Nov
Too small here today, skip.
Every hour, 05–21
Next three days
The best window of each day and its stars, per spot.
| Spot | Tomorrow 2 Nov | Tue 3 Nov | Wed 4 Nov |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carcavelos | 09:00–13:00 | not worth it | not worth it |
| Praia Grande | 08:00–12:00 | 09:00–13:00 | 08:00–12:00 |
| Guincho | 09:00–13:00 | 10:00–14:00 | 08:00–12:00 |
| São Pedro do Estoril | not worth it | not worth it | not worth it |
The spots
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Carcavelos
Carcavelos
Good for beginners Today Best window10:00–14:00 Spot guide -
Sintra
Praia Grande
Good for beginners Today Best window09:00–13:00 Spot guide -
Cascais
Guincho
Beginners: with a school Today Best window12:00–16:00 Spot guide -
Estoril
São Pedro do Estoril
Intermediate+ Today not worth it Spot guide
Open-Meteo wave and weather models (CC BY 4.0) corrected on Instituto Hidrográfico buoys; sizes are the breaking wave face. Closures follow IPMA's sea warnings via meteoalarm.org.