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Ericeira · Beach break · faces west

Not great today. Best Tuesday 11:00–13:00.

Not so great right now

Dark now — see the daylight hours below.

Best left today
08:00–10:00
in 7 h
2.0 of 5Marginal
≈1.2 m · wind 13 kn
Size for you now≈1.6 min your range

Wind

Nsealand
4 kn
gusts 5
onshore
Light air, from the northwest
Building to 15 kn by 20:00
Best here: offshore, from the east

Tide

2.3 m
falling
  • Low05:471.3 m
  • High12:042.6 m
  • Low18:251.1 m

Official tide predictions (WorldTides).

Best tide: Mid
Next 02:00–04:00

Next 8 days

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Best 08:00–10:00. At 09:00: Marginal, 2.0 out of 5 — about 1.2 m, wind 13 kn cross-shore. Tide 2.0 m.

Hour by hour, Today
TimeScoreSizeWindGustsTide
08:001.6 out of 51.3 m13 cross-shore171.7 m
09:002.0 out of 51.2 m13 cross-shore192.0 m
10:001.3 out of 51.1 m15 cross-shore192.3 m
11:000.4 out of 51.4 m15 cross-shore192.5 m
12:000.3 out of 51.6 m15 cross-shore202.6 m
13:000.3 out of 51.8 m15 cross-shore192.5 m
14:000.5 out of 52.0 m16 cross-shore212.3 m
15:000.6 out of 52.1 m16 cross-shore211.9 m
16:000.4 out of 52.3 m15 cross-shore201.5 m
17:000.2 out of 52.4 m15 cross-shore201.2 m
18:000.1 out of 52.5 m14 cross-shore191.1 m
19:000.0 out of 52.6 m14 cross-shore191.1 m
20:000.0 out of 52.6 m15 cross-shore191.3 m
Scoreout of 5 · 0 Not so great, 5 Fantastic

Hour by hour

Today

Best 08:00–10:00. At 09:00: Marginal, 2.0 out of 5 — about 1.2 m, wind 13 kn cross-shore. Tide 2.0 m.

Hour by hour, Today
TimeScoreSizeWindGustsTide
08:001.6 out of 51.3 m13 cross-shore171.7 m
09:002.0 out of 51.2 m13 cross-shore192.0 m
10:001.3 out of 51.1 m15 cross-shore192.3 m
11:000.4 out of 51.4 m15 cross-shore192.5 m
12:000.3 out of 51.6 m15 cross-shore202.6 m
13:000.3 out of 51.8 m15 cross-shore192.5 m
14:000.5 out of 52.0 m16 cross-shore212.3 m
15:000.6 out of 52.1 m16 cross-shore211.9 m
16:000.4 out of 52.3 m15 cross-shore201.5 m
17:000.2 out of 52.4 m15 cross-shore201.2 m
18:000.1 out of 52.5 m14 cross-shore191.1 m
19:000.0 out of 52.6 m14 cross-shore191.1 m
20:000.0 out of 52.6 m15 cross-shore191.3 m
Scoreout of 5 · 0 Not so great, 5 Fantastic

Water

16.5 °C
4/3 fullsuit (boots optional)
This week 15.9–16.6 °C
Air 17 °C · UV 0 Low · Sea Moderate

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Spot guide

Best swell
W–NNW
Best wind
ESE (offshore)
Best tide
Mid
First–last light
07:26–19:19

Hazards big rocks in the water close to the beach · rocks on the inside · rips near the rocks · heavy and powerful when big · poor water quality · crowds when other spots are blown out · furnas point is advanced only

Shared forecast The offshore forecast here is shared with Calada, Coxos, Foz do Lizandro, Matadouro, Pedra Branca, Pescadores, Ribeira d'Ilhas, São Julião. Wave models resolve about 8 km, so neighbouring beaches read the same swell. What separates them is orientation, seabed and tide, not the forecast.

Nearby spots Pescadores, Foz do Lizandro, Matadouro, Pedra Branca, São Julião

Swimming conditionsTide timesSea temperature

Guides How to Read a Surf Forecast for Portugal · Beach Facing & Surf Direction on Portugal's Coast · Tides and Surf Portugal: Best Tide for Surfing

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Scores and sizes are forecasts for Intermediate surfers, out of 5. Times are Lisbon time. Size is our estimate of the breaking wave at this beach, not the offshore swell.