Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.45° N 9.21° W

Bicas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bicas sea temperature is
19.0°C
0.6° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bicas at 12AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (18 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (18 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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)
0
0
0
1
2
1
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)
1.5
NW
12
1.6
NW
11
1.6
NW
12
2
NW
12
1.4
NW
12
1.5
NW
11
1.5
NW
11
1.3
NW
11
1.3
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
0.9
NW
8
0.6
NW
11
0.6
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.8
NNW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.6
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
645
663
650
1076
528
515
524
429
384
263
263
93
72
69
154
127
105
173
294
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
N
20
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:43PM2.37m
8:09AM2.51m
9:09PM2.29m
9:39AM2.47m
Low Tide
1:22PM1.42m
1:29AM1.57m
2:42PM1.53m
2:59AM1.65m
4:22PM1.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
19
18
17
17
17
16
17
22
25
25
22
19
17
16
17
20
20
19
17
Feels °C
15
15
14
15
16
14
13
18
22
21
18
15
12
11
12
17
16
13
12
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