Backdoor surfForecast / Ericeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 07 Apr 2026 WEST
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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
15.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Backdoor today?

The current surf forecast for Backdoor at 9PM is: 5.0m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)--
Afternoon (07 Apr)13ft (4.0m)17s
Evening (07 Apr)16ft (5.0m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
7
8
7
6
7
7
6
5
4
4
3
3
2
1
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
WNW
4.5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.3
NW
2.2
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
2.1
NW
2.1
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
1.7
NW
2.1
NW
Period(s) (?)161615141414141414141414131313131212121211111414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8406111531190411090964389217899718860175056441629672782218018061583986813118012341514165612031680
Wind
(km/h)
35
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
S
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
0
S
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
25
N
30
NNW
15
NNE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:35PM
2.37
7:00AM
2.12
7:20PM
2.20
7:54AM
1.94
8:26PM
2.06
9:19AM
1.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:49AM
0.79
12:57PM
0.92
1:40AM
0.98
1:51PM
1.08
2:57AM
1.10
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise------7:11-------7:11-------7:09-
Sunset-8:06-------8:07-------8:07------
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
112------1------------11
Temp. °C12131212109111516151414121113161617151413131414
Feels °C (?)56775351014111110979121115131212121312
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