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Furnas surfForecast / Ericeira / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 14 Dec 2025 WETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Furnas surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Furnas sea temperature is
16.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Furnas today?
The current surf forecast for Furnas at 11AM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Furnas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 3544 | 3025 | 2254 | 1952 | 1952 | 2032 | 2300 | 2609 | 2591 | 2494 | 2211 | 2026 | 1876 | 1619 | 1619 | 3688 | 7091 | 4374 | 6896 | 8738 | 9264 | 9076 | 8275 | 9703 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:30AM 2.23 | 11:07PM 2.21 | 11:25AM 2.24 | 11:55PM 2.31 | 12:13PM 2.29 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:17AM 0.91 | 4:50PM 0.77 | 5:16AM 0.84 | 5:38PM 0.73 | 6:05AM 0.75 | 6:20PM 0.68 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
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