Backdoor surfForecast / Ericeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 13 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
15.5° 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: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 13). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)--
Afternoon (13 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (13 Apr)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
5
6
7
6
5
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.4
NW
2.3
NW
2.3
NW
2.2
NW
2.1
NW
2.1
NW
2.1
NW
2.1
NW
2.2
NW
2
NW
2.2
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
Period(s) (?)131313121212121212111111111113131312121616151516
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)31742719221317491500145113131193109210871053113094912201775190920491866206751406186654663976652
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
NW
10
N
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:05AM
2.55
1:35PM
2.50
1:46AM
2.78
2:13PM
2.73
2:25AM
2.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:53PM
0.73
7:25AM
0.45
7:35PM
0.50
8:02AM
0.23
8:14PM
0.29
8:39AM
0.05
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise------7:03-------7:01-------7:00-
Sunset-8:12-------8:13-------8:14------
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141313141415151716161514131314141414131313121415
Feels °C (?)10910121214141613141313111211121111101111101211
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