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Reef surfForecast / Ericeira / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 05 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
16.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Reef at 11PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 9 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | |
13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 42 | 42 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 5:39PM2.56m | 6:02AM2.29m | 6:18PM2.43m | 6:43AM2.15m | 7:04PM2.30m | 7:35AM2.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:52PM0.60m | 11:58AM0.73m | 00:34AM0.75m | 12:39PM0.86m | 1:24AM0.88m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 |
10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 9 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
 kJ | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 27 | 25 | 128 | 105 | 68 | 70 | 116 | 105 | 84 | 69 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 17 | — | — | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 12 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 5 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 35 | 55 | 39 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 42 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | SW 16 | NW 12 | SW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 15 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 309 | 330 | 368 | 409 | 432 | 422 | 394 | 394 | 344 | 298 | 284 | 220 | 208 | 172 | 162 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 542 | 497 | 420 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 265 | 710 | 553 | 549 | 288 | 224 | 43 | 35 | 184 | 222 | 405 | 405 | 469 | 100 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 43 |
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