Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.45° N 9.21° W

Bicas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bicas sea temperature is
18.8°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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bicas at 9PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (16 Oct)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (16 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.5
NW
11
1.7
NW
12
1.6
NW
11
1.5
NW
11
1.4
NW
11
1.4
NW
11
1.3
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
850
812
787
668
608
469
446
451
359
475
374
563
765
622
544
479
479
429
304
263
263
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NW
20
NW
30
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
20
NE
10
N
20
NNW
20
NNE
20
NE
Wind State
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:44PM2.53m
7:02AM2.65m
7:43PM2.37m
8:09AM2.51m
9:09PM2.29m
Low Tide
12:28PM1.25m
00:33AM1.40m
1:22PM1.42m
1:29AM1.57m
2:42PM1.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
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7:48
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6:58
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6:54
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Temp °C
22
25
26
23
21
19
19
18
18
19
19
18
17
17
17
16
17
21
22
24
21
Feels °C
20
23
22
18
18
17
18
17
17
16
15
15
14
15
16
15
14
20
19
20
18
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