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Backdoor surfForecast / Ericeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 27 Jan 2026 WET
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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
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 4AM is: 6.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)28ft (8.5m)16s
Afternoon (28 Jan)25ft (7.5m)17s
Evening (28 Jan)23ft (7.0m)17s

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
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
6
0
0
4
6
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
6.5
W
6.5
W
6.5
W
9
W
8.5
WNW
8
WNW
7.5
WNW
7
WNW
7
WNW
6.5
WNW
6.5
WNW
6
WNW
6
WNW
5.5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
6
WNW
6.5
WNW
6.5
WNW
6
WNW
6
WNW
Period(s) (?)141516141617171717161616151514141413141918181817
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16723172602146333055356683378632165288052644122835219111879616028130951105094887846690169222564229809268502315319865
Wind
(km/h)
40
WSW
40
WSW
70
SSW
70
WNW
40
WNW
30
W
25
W
20
SSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
20
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
W
15
SW
20
SSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		crosscross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		onononononononcross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:37PM
2.28
10:19AM
2.26
11:00PM
2.38
11:41AM
2.35
12:11AM
2.57
12:47PM
2.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:56AM
0.80
4:35PM
0.78
5:24AM
0.68
5:51PM
0.67
6:34AM
0.47
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sunrise----7:47-------7:47-------7:46---
Sunset------5:52-------5:53-------5:55-
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
Rain (mm)
11631--13---12--------1-
Temp. °C121213131314141316161616161514151413131415151515
Feels °C (?)430-1589101091010121211101010101011101010
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