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Backdoor surfForecast / Ericeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 28 Jan 2026 WET
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Backdoor surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Backdoor sea temperature is
14.0° C
 (Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Backdoor today?

The current surf forecast for Backdoor at 2AM is: 6.5m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 6.5m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jan)20ft (6.0m)15s
Afternoon (29 Jan)18ft (5.5m)14s
Evening (29 Jan)15ft (4.5m)14s

Table - waves today at Backdoor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
0
6
5
4
6
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7
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
7.5
WNW
7
WNW
7
WNW
6.5
WNW
6.5
WNW
6
WNW
6
WNW
5.5
WNW
5.5
WNW
5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
6
WNW
7
WNW
6.5
WNW
6
WNW
6
WNW
6
WNW
6.5
WNW
6.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
6
WNW
5.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)171717161616151514141413131919181717161616161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3195128917262082350521448178251521112855113319608795768066608266793160825481223272068320333200081963195001715914404
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
25
SW
40
SW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
40
W
40
W
40
WNW
35
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		onononcross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:00PM
2.38
11:41AM
2.35
12:11AM
2.57
12:47PM
2.51
1:09AM
2.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:35PM
0.78
5:24AM
0.68
5:51PM
0.67
6:34AM
0.47
6:53PM
0.49
7:30AM
0.25
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunrise------7:47-------7:46-------7:45-
Sunset5:52-------5:53-------5:55-------
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
--1----22-------1-------
Temp. °C151416161616161614141414131415151515141313121214
Feels °C (?)10101091011111010111111991110876567911
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