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Ferrel surfForecast / Peniche / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 12 Dec 2025 WETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Ferrel surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ferrel sea temperature is
15.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Ferrel today?
The current surf forecast for Ferrel at 11PM is: 5.0m 18s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 15ft (4.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 16ft (5.0m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Ferrel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 11655 | 17499 | 16378 | 15488 | 14153 | 12740 | 11152 | 8439 | 6863 | 5922 | 4681 | 3609 | 3234 | 2679 | 2002 | 1819 | 1723 | 1874 | 2130 | 2368 | 2211 | 2098 | 1995 | 1783 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:16PM 2.10 | 9:36AM 2.26 | 10:19PM 2.13 | 10:38AM 2.22 | 11:15PM 2.21 | 11:33AM 2.24 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:00PM 0.75 | 3:16AM 0.91 | 4:03PM 0.78 | 4:24AM 0.90 | 4:58PM 0.78 | 5:24AM 0.84 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - |
| Sunset | 5:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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