Surf Climatology
Best Time to Surf Ribeira d'Ilhas
Ericeira, Portugal
Ribeira d'Ilhas is a surf break in Ericeira, Portugal, and this page shows the time of year when it usually gets the most surf. The figures are three years of offshore wave data, 2022 to 2024, averaged month by month at the nearest offshore point. The peak surf season at Ribeira d'Ilhas is Feb & Mar, when the average offshore swell is at its biggest.
Peak surf season: Feb & Mar.
Based on the 3-year average offshore wave height, 2022–2024.
Best time to visit
3-year monthly avg · offshore significant wave height · 2022–2024
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Peak monthsThis monthOff-peakTap a bar for details.
Jan: 8.3ft average swell at 9.9 s from the NW.
Feb: 8.7ft average swell at 10.3 s from the NW.
Mar: 9.6ft average swell at 9.8 s from the WNW.
Apr: 6.7ft average swell at 8.1 s from the NW.
May: 5.7ft average swell at 7.5 s from the NW.
Jun: 5.3ft average swell at 7.1 s from the NW.
Jul: 4.8ft average swell at 6.4 s from the NW.
Aug: 5.2ft average swell at 7.1 s from the NW.
Sep: 5.6ft average swell at 7.9 s from the NW.
Oct: 7.7ft average swell at 8.5 s from the WNW.
Nov: 8.5ft average swell at 9.4 s from the NW.
Dec: 7.9ft average swell at 9.2 s from the NW.
Offshore significant wave height (Hs) from Open-Meteo ERA5 reanalysis, 2022–2024, at 39.0°, -9.5°.
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