Bicas Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Lisboa, Portugal)

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Bicas Surf Guide

Bicas in Lisbon is an exposed reef break. Summer in particular tends to be flat. Offshore winds are from the southeast. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the west. A left hand reef. Best around mid tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Watch out for urchins, rips and rocks.

Bicas Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	2	rarely breaks	17.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Bicas:

The best conditions reported for surf at Bicas occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Bicas (for consistent clean waves)?

decemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Bicas with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of December. Clean surfable waves are typically found 37% of the time in December while 57% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 6% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

37%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

57%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Bicas Location Map

Interactive Bicas surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Bicas is Lisboa (Lisbon) Airport (LIS) in Portugal, which is 37 km (23 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Bicas is Faro Airport (FAO) in Acores, 193 km (120 miles) away.

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Bicas Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 17:24 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05			Wed
ft, °F	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM
Wave (m)	NW	NW	NW	NW
Period (s)	9	9	9	9
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	on	cross- on	cross- on

Tides at Bicas

Current tide and informaton

For Sesimbra, Portugal, 8 km from Bicas.

Next High Water: 05:30pm | 3.03m

Next Low Water: 11:41pm | 1.11m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Bicas Sea Temperature

The water temperature (17.6 °C) at Bicas is relatively warm. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a summer wetsuit. Effective air temperature of 14.0 °C.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 17.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

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Swell History at Bicas

Surf stats for Bicas, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

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Wind History at Bicas

Wind stats for Bicas, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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Bicas Reviews:

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Ratings

Based on 5 votes.

Overall:2.0
Quality on a good day:3.0
Consistency of Surf:2.2
Difficulty Level:3.2
Wind and Kite Surfing:2.5
Crowds:3.0
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Review

Impartial reviews submitted by Surf-Forecast users.

Miguel Oliveira from Portugal

“Saber todos os dias as previsões para o Surf na praia das Bicas (Sesimbra)”

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