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Reef surfForecast / Ericeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 WET
Forecast 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
14.3° C
 (Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Reef at 11AM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.3m 18s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)11ft (3.5m)16s
Afternoon (20 Jan)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (20 Jan)13ft (4.0m)15s

Table - waves today at Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
5
NW
5.5
NW
6.5
NW
6.5
NW
6.5
NW
6
NW
5.5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
Period(s) (?)161616141515151514141414131313141516161616161514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)39786427653742754873596263896720666866626221592254545385759911464182502069520691177141457710764116289792
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
20
NW
10
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
40
SSW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
WSW
40
W
40
WNW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
20
W
30
SW
40
SSW
50
SW
45
NW
45
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:29AM
2.91
3:48PM
2.65
4:02AM
2.95
4:22PM
2.65
4:36AM
2.94
4:58PM
2.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:42AM
0.25
9:46PM
0.29
10:16AM
0.22
10:20PM
0.29
10:51AM
0.23
10:56PM
0.33
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
Sunrise--7:52-------7:52-------7:50-----
Sunset----5:44-------5:45-------5:45---
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Rain (mm)
----11--6711--------368-
Temp. °C111212141413141413151515161414131313131313141512
Feels °C (?)689998996111010965555975572
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