Sao Juliao Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Ericeira, Portugal)

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Sao Juliao Surf Guide

Sao Juliao in Ericeira is an exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the east. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell direction is from the west. The beach break provides left and right handers. Best around mid tide. Watch out for rocks.

Sao Juliao Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	fairly consistent	16.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Sao Juliao:

The best conditions reported for surf at Sao Juliao occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-southeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Sao Juliao (for consistent clean waves)?

decemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Sao Juliao 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 41% of the time in December while 54% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 5% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

41%

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

blown out

54%

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

too small

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

Explore Sao Juliao Location Map

Interactive Sao Juliao 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 Sao Juliao is Lisboa (Lisbon) Airport (LIS) in Portugal, which is 30 km (19 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Sao Juliao is Talavera La Real (Badajoz) Airport (BJZ) in Spain, 225 km (140 miles) away.

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Sao Juliao Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 01:41 Local Time

m, °C	Wed	Thursday 07
ft, °F	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Wave (m)	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW
Period (s)	8	8	7	7
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

What does Sao Juliao look like?

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Tides at Sao Juliao

Current tide and informaton

For Ericeira, 3 km from Sao Juliao.

Next High Water: 06:43am | 2.15m

Next Low Water: 12:39pm | 0.86m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Sao Juliao Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.8 °C) at Sao Juliao 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.