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Reef surfForecast / Ericeira / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 19 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 slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Reef at 3AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
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 24°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | |
380 | 424 | 525 | 2423 | 2939 | 3107 | 2778 | 2323 | 2021 | 1748 | 1299 | 1117 | 988 | 835 | 731 | 617 | 571 | 560 | 531 | 586 | 643 | 716 | 704 | 634 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:26PM3.03m | 6:00AM2.69m | 6:20PM2.90m | 6:58AM2.50m | 7:19PM2.75m | 8:02AM2.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:45PM0.12m | 11:59AM0.37m | 00:43AM0.28m | 12:55PM0.54m | 1:47AM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 24 |
15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
 kJ | 380 | 424 | 507 | 2423 | 2939 | 3107 | 2778 | 2323 | 2021 | 1748 | 1299 | 1117 | 988 | 835 | 731 | 617 | 571 | 560 | 531 | 586 | 643 | 716 | 704 | 634 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | NW 17 | WNW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 41 | 70 | 525 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WNW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | — | N 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 36 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 223 | 38 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 32 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 |
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