Bica surfForecast / Lisboa / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 WEST
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Bica surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bica sea temperature is
16.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bica today?

The current surf forecast for Bica at 4PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 12). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (12 May)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (12 May)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
6
1.2
WSW
6
1.1
SW
6
1.1
SW
6
1.1
SW
6
1
SW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.8
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.2
SSW
14
0.5
SW
5
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
WSW
5
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.3
NW
15
0.5
NW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
77
90
86
80
83
68
49
39
25
24
20
13
20
19
18
7
9
11
37
99
7
7
7
7
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SW
5
W
5
SW
10
WSW
15
W
15
NW
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:53AM2.21m
00:06AM2.45m
12:42PM2.43m
00:56AM2.63m
1:27PM2.64m
1:43AM2.79m
Low Tide
5:52PM0.72m
6:27AM0.44m
6:44PM0.52m
7:12AM0.26m
7:31PM0.31m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:38
8:39
8:40
8:42
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
16
17
17
17
16
15
14
14
15
16
16
15
14
14
13
14
12
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
16
16
15
15
14
13
12
10
10
10
9
8
7
7
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNW
10
1.1
NNW
9
1
NNW
9
1.1
SW
6
1.1
SW
6
1
SW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.9
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
9
0.8
NNW
9
0.4
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.3
NW
15
0.5
NW
14
0.8
NNW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
275
201
158
80
83
68
49
94
73
67
66
52
113
106
9
5
2
2
37
99
232
7
7
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
1
NNW
9
1
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.8
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.5
SW
5
0.5
SW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
10
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
25
25
25
151
144
101
99
39
25
24
14
13
11
7
18
7
7
9
9
8
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.4
NNW
9
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.1
NW
17
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
24
22
21
21
21
21
21
20
35
20
19
3
2
9
11
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
6
1.2
WSW
6
1.1
SW
6
0.2
WNW
2
0.3
NW
6
0.3
NW
5
0.9
NNW
9
1
NNW
9
1.4
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
7
2
NNW
8
2.3
NNW
8
2.4
NNW
8
3
NNW
8
3
NNW
9
3
NNW
9
Energy kJ
77
90
86
1
6
4
111
158
178
278
438
604
726
1120
1530
1599
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
4
2
Distance (km)
75
75
75
75
10
0
0
0
0
189
189
70
4
4
4
106
576
966
966
966
493
432
576
296
Best forecast wave conditions in Lisboa
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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