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Ferrel surfForecast / Peniche / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 11 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 10PM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 17s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ferrel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1862 | 1504 | 1682 | 2553 | 2853 | 2717 | 2714 | 8799 | 12599 | 18469 | 17280 | 16712 | 14802 | 13042 | 11152 | 8671 | 7171 | 5922 | 4514 | 3659 | 3420 | 2846 | 2241 | 1972 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | off | glass | on | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:10PM 2.14 | 8:30AM 2.35 | 9:16PM 2.10 | 9:36AM 2.26 | 10:19PM 2.13 | 10:38AM 2.22 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:56PM 0.65 | 2:05AM 0.85 | 3:00PM 0.75 | 3:16AM 0.91 | 4:03PM 0.78 | 4:24AM 0.90 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - |
| Sunset | 5:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 |
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