The Reef surf break

The Reef surfForecast / Ericeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 04 Dec 2025 WET
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The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Reef sea temperature is
16.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at The Reef today?

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 11PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Dec)--
Afternoon (04 Dec)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (04 Dec)11ft (3.5m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
6
5
4
0
5
7
6
!
6
7
8
5
6
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
3.5
NW
4
NW
4
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
4
NW
4.5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
4.5
WNW
3.5
NW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
Period(s) (?)131313131314151514171616161616161716161515151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)44114079408542135133631485688658530691237700655164617146100641367015080121171012748286377527048033894
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:49PM
2.96
2:12AM
3.10
2:40PM
2.97
2:59AM
3.15
3:30PM
2.90
3:48AM
3.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:56PM
0.08
8:26AM
-0.03
8:44PM
0.09
9:16AM
-0.04
9:31PM
0.16
10:07AM
0.03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Sunrise------7:39-------7:41-------7:41-
Sunset5:15-------5:15-------5:15-------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
---132211--------------1
Temp. °C151515161717161717161616161616161717161717181717
Feels °C (?)121213141314121414141414131414131414131414161314
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