Bicas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.45° N 9.21° W

Issued: 5 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bicas sea temperature is

18.0°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Bicas today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bicas at 12PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WET) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	13s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	12s
Evening (05 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 5							Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WSW 7	WSW 7	SW 7	SW 7	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SSW 6	WNW 13	WNW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	89	120	120	164	233	209	206	180	123	123	90	82	79	45	57	105	116	91	59	53	32	31	32	57	69	96
Wind (km/h)	N	N	NW	W	W	WNW	NW	E	E	ESE	ESE	SE	S	SSE	S	S	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	ESE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide				11:44AM3.11m					00:16AM3.01m				12:30PM3.19m				00:56AM3.13m				1:10PM3.23m				1:31AM3.21m
Low Tide		5:35AM1.07m					6:07PM0.83m				6:21AM0.93m				6:47PM0.76m				7:02AM0.82m				7:22PM0.74m


	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09
	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	5:30
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	15	16	16	16	16	15	14	13	13	16	17	18	18	18	18	17	16	18	19	19	19	19	19	19
Feels °C	11	12	14	14	14	14	15	13	11	10	10	12	14	17	17	16	17	16	14	15	18	18	18	16	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 11	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WSW 7	WSW 7	SW 7	SW 7	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SSW 6	WSW 7	WNW 13
kJ	64	120	120	164	233	209	206	180	123	123	90	82	79	45	57	105	116	91	59	53	32	31	32	57	25	96
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 14	W 11	W 11	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	S 12	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	N 5	WSW 8	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	WNW 11	WNW 13	WSW 7
kJ	89	62	61	6	5	5	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	12	30	29	29	26	25	25	25	25	26	11	69	15
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 9	NW 7	NW 6	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	SW 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	NW 13	S 11	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	W 15	WNW 14	WNW 9	NW 9
kJ	20	11	7	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	5	3	2	2	2	2	2	7	2	6	6	6	4	18	8	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 6	—	SE 2	SE 2	SSE 3	S 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 5	S 6	S 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	1	1	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	49	50	67
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	14	14	0	27	27	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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