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Reef surfForecast / Ericeira / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 09 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
16.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Reef at 4AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Fri night, light winds from the S by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | |
262 | 544 | 465 | 395 | 519 | 789 | 1684 | 1707 | 1657 | 1812 | 1667 | 1387 | 1233 | 885 | 1433 | 1276 | 1032 | 692 | 500 | 398 | 326 | 255 | 225 | 169 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 8:41AM1.95m | 9:09PM2.17m | 9:57AM1.97m | 10:19PM2.23m | 11:06AM2.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:27AM0.96m | 2:36PM1.03m | 3:40AM0.94m | 3:52PM1.02m | 4:49AM0.83m | 5:03PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — |
1 | 1 | 10 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
7 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | WNW 12 | SW 8 | WNW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | W 9 | NNW 12 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | SW 7 |
 kJ | 262 | 89 | 465 | 115 | 181 | 186 | 217 | 210 | 203 | 193 | 183 | 176 | 183 | 885 | 274 | 1276 | 1032 | 692 | 500 | 494 | 602 | 653 | 524 | 169 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | NNW 7 | WNW 12 | NNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | NNW 12 | — | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 11 |
| kJ | 99 | 10 | 117 | 120 | 111 | 140 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 203 | — | 289 | 330 | 392 | 454 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 452 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 10 | SW 18 | S 13 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 14 | 41 | 71 | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SW 8 | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 7 | WSW 9 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — |
| kJ | 206 | 544 | — | 395 | 519 | 789 | 1684 | 1707 | 1657 | 1812 | 1667 | 1387 | 1233 | 233 | 1433 | 158 | — | — | — | 398 | 326 | 255 | 225 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 143 | 143 | 43 | 43 | 405 | 413 | 418 | 418 | 407 | 413 | 472 | 413 | 484 | 416 | 416 | 143 | 45 | 43 | 34 | 45 | 416 | 405 | 43 | 42 |
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