Backdoor surfForecast / Ericeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 24 Mar 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
14.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Backdoor today?

The current surf forecast for Backdoor at 5PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (24 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (24 Mar)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
1
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NNW
1.4
NW
1.2
NNW
1.4
NW
1.6
NW
1.3
NW
1.7
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
2.4
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.3
NNW
Period(s) (?)12111111111111121515141313910111111111212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5705154976045364393295391171757113910218289692023239423252005192520642029162614091237
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
5
S
15
W
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
N
20
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglassoncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:04AM
2.55
6:29PM
2.54
7:09AM
2.28
7:41PM
2.35
8:38AM
2.09
9:15PM
2.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:08PM
0.57
12:47AM
0.61
1:11PM
0.82
2:11AM
0.79
2:42PM
0.98
3:58AM
0.81
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise6:35-------6:33-------6:31-------
Sunset---6:52-------6:52-------6:53----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151717151516161514161514131313141416181514151311
Feels °C (?)1216141312131311111312109910119121310101185
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