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Coxos surfForecast / Ericeira / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 15 Dec 2025 WETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Coxos surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Coxos sea temperature is
16.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Coxos today?
The current surf forecast for Coxos at 1PM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Coxos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 24 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2211 | 2026 | 1876 | 2053 | 2510 | 3207 | 7804 | 9884 | 10546 | 12281 | 13027 | 13106 | 11574 | 5922 | 5789 | 6749 | 5140 | 4023 | 3369 | 2752 | 2173 | 1715 | 1661 | 5111 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross- off | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:31AM 2.27 | 12:00AM 2.34 | 12:19PM 2.32 | 12:41AM 2.45 | 1:01PM 2.38 | 1:20AM 2.55 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:44PM 0.75 | 6:11AM 0.76 | 6:26PM 0.69 | 6:53AM 0.66 | 7:04PM 0.62 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
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