Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.45° N 9.21° W

Bicas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bicas sea temperature is
18.2°C
0.8° 

Bicas surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Bicas today (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bicas at 11AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (29 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (29 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.4
NW
12
0.9
WNW
12
1
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.5
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1.2
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
878
647
558
242
237
205
168
184
157
151
122
113
249
414
426
490
540
531
589
497
531
439
359
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
W
10
NW
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
3:59AM3.38m
4:27PM3.14m
4:47AM3.24m
5:22PM2.93m
5:43AM3.06m
6:28PM2.72m
Low Tide
10:11AM0.64m
10:27PM0.84m
11:04AM0.80m
11:19PM1.05m
12:07PM0.99m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
17
17
23
23
23
23
21
20
19
19
24
23
24
22
20
18
17
17
21
21
21
21
Feels °C
14
14
14
21
20
20
21
19
17
15
15
21
19
20
18
17
15
14
15
19
18
18
19
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