Backdoor surfForecast / Ericeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 19 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
15.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Backdoor today?

The current surf forecast for Backdoor at 1PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
NW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
NNW
1.1
NNW
1.1
NNW
1
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.5
NW
0.8
NW
1.1
NW
1.5
NW
1.8
NW
1.9
NW
Period(s) (?)11111199999999988881312151514131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4582562561941811941581271271031018682598073545411525548578010671112
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
5
ENE
0
S
5
W
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
SSW
5
W
10
NNE
10
N
15
ESE
30
SE
30
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
WNW
20
NW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:29AM
3.09
4:50PM
3.08
5:15AM
2.95
5:35PM
2.97
6:05AM
2.73
6:25PM
2.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:36AM
0.00
11:00PM
0.01
11:19AM
0.16
11:49PM
0.14
12:06PM
0.37
12:44AM
0.35
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
Sunrise-6:56-------6:54-------6:52------
Sunset-----8:17-------8:19-------8:20--
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161617181817151515151721181818191919181818161414
Feels °C (?)151617171716141313131620171716171213151516151112
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