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Reef surfForecast / Ericeira / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 WESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Reef sea temperature is
16.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Reef at 9PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | |
571 | 560 | 531 | 597 | 582 | 679 | 655 | 622 | 622 | 617 | 555 | 555 | 469 | 460 | 496 | 496 | 408 | 339 | 320 | 269 | 263 | 218 | 218 | 246 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:19PM2.75m | 8:02AM2.33m | 8:25PM2.61m | 9:13AM2.22m | 9:35PM2.50m | 10:25AM2.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:47AM0.44m | 1:58PM0.70m | 2:58AM0.57m | 3:10PM0.80m | 4:10AM0.64m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 |
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Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 |
20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 571 | 560 | 531 | 597 | 582 | 679 | 655 | 622 | 622 | 617 | 555 | 555 | 469 | 460 | 496 | 496 | 408 | 339 | 320 | 269 | 263 | 218 | 218 | 246 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 13 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 9 | SSW 14 | S 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | N 5 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 30 | 14 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | N 10 | SSW 14 | S 6 | SW 14 | S 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | N 9 | N 9 | NW 6 | N 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | — | 2 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | N 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 6 | 21 | 27 | 37 | 15 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
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