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Ribeira d'Ilhas

Ericeira · Reef · faces west

Not great today. Best Tuesday 17:00–19:00.

Not so great right now

Dark now — see the daylight hours below.

Best left today
09:00–11:00
in 8 h
1.8 of 5Marginal
≈1.3 m · wind 13 kn
Size for you now≈1.7 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–high
Next 02:00–04:00

Next 8 days

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Best 09:00–11:00. At 09:00: Marginal, 1.8 out of 5 — about 1.3 m, wind 13 kn cross-shore. Tide 2.0 m.

Hour by hour, Today
TimeScoreSizeWindGustsTide
08:000.5 out of 51.4 m13 cross-shore171.7 m
09:001.8 out of 51.3 m13 cross-shore192.0 m
10:001.6 out of 51.2 m15 cross-shore192.3 m
11:000.8 out of 51.4 m15 cross-shore192.5 m
12:000.3 out of 51.7 m15 cross-shore202.6 m
13:000.4 out of 51.9 m15 cross-shore192.5 m
14:000.6 out of 52.1 m16 cross-shore212.3 m
15:000.5 out of 52.3 m16 cross-shore211.9 m
16:000.1 out of 52.4 m15 cross-shore201.5 m
17:000.1 out of 52.5 m15 cross-shore201.2 m
18:000.0 out of 52.6 m14 cross-shore191.1 m
19:000.0 out of 52.7 m14 cross-shore191.1 m
20:000.0 out of 52.8 m15 cross-shore191.3 m
Scoreout of 5 · 0 Not so great, 5 Fantastic

Hour by hour

Today

Best 09:00–11:00. At 09:00: Marginal, 1.8 out of 5 — about 1.3 m, wind 13 kn cross-shore. Tide 2.0 m.

Hour by hour, Today
TimeScoreSizeWindGustsTide
08:000.5 out of 51.4 m13 cross-shore171.7 m
09:001.8 out of 51.3 m13 cross-shore192.0 m
10:001.6 out of 51.2 m15 cross-shore192.3 m
11:000.8 out of 51.4 m15 cross-shore192.5 m
12:000.3 out of 51.7 m15 cross-shore202.6 m
13:000.4 out of 51.9 m15 cross-shore192.5 m
14:000.6 out of 52.1 m16 cross-shore212.3 m
15:000.5 out of 52.3 m16 cross-shore211.9 m
16:000.1 out of 52.4 m15 cross-shore201.5 m
17:000.1 out of 52.5 m15 cross-shore201.2 m
18:000.0 out of 52.6 m14 cross-shore191.1 m
19:000.0 out of 52.7 m14 cross-shore191.1 m
20:000.0 out of 52.8 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–high
First–last light
07:26–19:19

World Surfing Reserve centerpiece; long walling rights over reef. Handles size. Sheltered feel from S winds in the amphitheatre.

Hazards rock shelf entry · crowds · urchins

Shared forecast The offshore forecast here is shared with Calada, Coxos, Foz do Lizandro, Matadouro, Pedra Branca, Pescadores, Praia do Sul, 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 Pedra Branca, Matadouro, Coxos, Pescadores, Praia do Sul

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

Best time of year

Jan
67.9%
Feb
65.8%
Mar
52.7%
Apr
55.6%
May
43.6%
Jun
56.9%
Jul
57.2%
Aug
55.8%
Sep
61.2%
Oct
72.2%
Nov
67.1%
Dec
74.2%
Clean Blown out Too small

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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.