Backdoor surfForecast / Ericeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 WEST
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
15.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Backdoor today?

The current surf forecast for Backdoor at 5AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 22). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Afternoon (22 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Evening (22 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
NW
2.2
NW
1.9
NW
2
NW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
1.2
NW
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.7
W
1.9
W
2.3
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
Period(s) (?)131212121212141313131010101011111111111010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1162174417831739136910121559905663473472482555780131112351009798881780768689603586
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
S
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
N
10
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crossglasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:01AM
2.48
7:25PM
2.61
8:11AM
2.25
8:38PM
2.45
9:35AM
2.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:44AM
0.35
1:01PM
0.61
1:50AM
0.56
2:08PM
0.81
3:14AM
0.70
3:34PM
0.92
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise---6:52-------6:50-------6:48----
Sunset-------8:21-------8:21-------8:22
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141413131415151514141313151616151514141415171716
Feels °C (?)101110111212121212121212131413121312131313141413
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