Surf-Forecast | Ferrel Surf Guide

Ferrel Surf Guide

Ferrel in Peniche is an exposed beach break that has inconsistent surf with no particular seasonal pattern. Works best in offshore winds from the southeast. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the north northwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It very rarely gets crowded here.

Ferrel Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	inconsistent	16.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Ferrel:

The best conditions reported for surf at Ferrel occur when a North-northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southeast.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

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

decemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Ferrel 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 35% of the time in December while 52% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 13% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

35%

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

blown out

52%

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

too small

13%

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

Explore Ferrel Location Map

Interactive Ferrel 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 Ferrel is Lisboa (Lisbon) Airport (LIS) in Portugal, which is 69 km (43 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Ferrel is Porto Airport (OPO) in Acores, 213 km (132 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Ferrel Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 9 June 2026, 13:11 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 09
ft, °F	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Wave (m)	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW
Period (s)	8	8	8	8
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

What does Ferrel look like?

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Tides at Ferrel

Current tide and informaton

For Belgas, 5 km from Ferrel.

Next High Water: 10:27pm | 2.36m

Next Low Water: 04:08pm | 0.83m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Ferrel Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.4 °C) at Ferrel 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.