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Reef surfForecast / Ericeira / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 08 Dec 2025 WETForecast 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
15.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Reef at 9AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.3m 22s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 19s |
| Evening (08 Dec) | 16ft (5.0m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thu 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2935 | 2622 | 2434 | 5196 | 12845 | 14872 | 14783 | 14277 | 11404 | 9711 | 8438 | 9290 | 10696 | 5380 | 5029 | 4717 | 4343 | 4646 | 4043 | 3818 | 3611 | 4023 | 4390 | 4397 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:38AM 3.03 | 5:12PM 2.61 | 5:30AM 2.88 | 6:06PM 2.43 | 6:25AM 2.71 | 7:04PM 2.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:59AM 0.16 | 11:08PM 0.42 | 11:54AM 0.33 | 12:00AM 0.58 | 12:52PM 0.51 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thu 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 11 | 11 | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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