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Adraga surfForecast / Lisboa / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 11 Dec 2025 WETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Adraga surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Adraga sea temperature is
16.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Adraga today?
The current surf forecast for Adraga at 3AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.3m 18s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 16ft (5.0m) | 19s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 18ft (5.5m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Adraga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1699 | 2409 | 2574 | 2744 | 3596 | 8427 | 16231 | 20744 | 20913 | 18995 | 16898 | 14652 | 13057 | 10629 | 7584 | 6283 | 5394 | 3859 | 3468 | 2926 | 2243 | 1783 | 1783 | 1783 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:00PM 2.12 | 8:20AM 2.33 | 9:07PM 2.08 | 9:26AM 2.24 | 10:10PM 2.12 | 10:28AM 2.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:55AM 0.85 | 2:51PM 0.74 | 3:06AM 0.91 | 3:54PM 0.78 | 4:15AM 0.90 | 4:49PM 0.77 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 2 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 |
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