Today's window is 6am to 7am. Right now it reads fair.
modelled · open-meteo
Reading today's conditions…
Condition now · modelled
Surf height
0.6–1.1m
Thigh to stomach
Wind
9kph
N · Cross-shore
Swell · modelled · open-meteo
The swell is coming from the wrong direction for this spot. Expect weaker shape.
Wave energy · derived
3.5kW/m
Everyday power
mostly groundswell
Temperature · water measured · air modelled
19°cwater
20°c air · 3/2 fullsuit
UV max 7 tomorrow
Today peaks at fair–good, 0.3–1m. Tomorrow good, 0.3–1.2m.
Surf · today and tomorrow
0.6–1.1m
Now · 3am
Wind · today and tomorrow
9kph
Now · 3am gusts 20
Tide · today and tomorrow · modelled · open-meteo
0.04m
1.52m high in 5hr 56min
Tomorrow: first light 6:22am · last light 9:03pm
About this break
Level
Beginner
Type
Rivermouth
Best swell
S to NNW
Wide sandy beach at the Lizandro rivermouth south of Ericeira, the area's main beginner and longboard option with multiple peaks and gentle peeling walls. Banks shift with the river flow and it picks up plenty of swell, working on most tides but best from low to mid. Ideal from late spring to early autumn when it is small; winter swell makes it an intermediate beach break.
Heads up. Rips near the rivermouth after rain, shifting banks.
Data from just now · refreshes every 30 min
Temp, sun and UV are reliable. Tide, wave height and wind direction are model estimates. Remember that.
Built by Ilya · Senggigi, Lombok
AboutThe swell is wrapping in poorly from the NNW, which is the wrong angle for Lizandro's setup, and the cross-shore north wind is doing little to help shape the faces. You're looking at thigh to stomach high, mostly groundswell with some texture, but it's the geometry that's holding back the rating here rather than lack of fetch or power. The rising tide will keep banks accessible but won't unlock anything special in the next hour.
By mid-afternoon the swell drops to ankle to thigh and the wind swings cross-shore from the NNW while turning fresher at nearly 19 kph, which will chop the face up further and end any brief window you might have found this morning. Today's done by early afternoon.
Tomorrow looks genuinely interesting: the forecast shows a peak rating and ankle to stomach high, which should give the rivermouth multiple rideable peaks across most of the tide cycle. The best window looks to be the night session rather than dawn, when the swell should be at its most organised. Overnight forecasts are always less certain than day views, so take that into account when you plan, but this is the window worth waiting for.