Praia do Sul Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Ericeira, Portugal)

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Praia do Sul Surf Guide

Praia do Sul in Ericeira is a fairly exposed beach and reef break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the east with some shelter here from north winds. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the west southwest. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves and in addition there are both left and right reef breaks. Rarely crowded here. Beware of rips, rocks.

Praia do Sul Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef	2	fairly consistent	16.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Praia do Sul:

The best conditions reported for surf at Praia do Sul occur when a West-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

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

decemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Praia do Sul 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 27% of the time in December while 38% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 35% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

27%

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

blown out

38%

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

too small

35%

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

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Interactive Praia do Sul 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 Praia do Sul is Lisboa (Lisbon) Airport (LIS) in Portugal, which is 31 km (19 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Praia do Sul is Talavera La Real (Badajoz) Airport (BJZ) in Spain, 225 km (140 miles) away.

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Praia do Sul Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 08:51 Local Time

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

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Tides at Praia do Sul

Current tide and informaton

For Ericeira, 0 km from Praia do Sul.

Next High Water: 05:39pm | 2.56m

Next Low Water: 11:21am | 0.6m

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Praia do Sul Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.9 °C) at Praia do Sul is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (13.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.