The Reef surf break

The Reef surfForecast / Ericeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 06 Mar 2026 WET
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
13.9° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Reef today?

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 1PM is: 5.0m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Mar)18ft (5.5m)11s
Afternoon (06 Mar)16ft (5.0m)11s
Evening (06 Mar)15ft (4.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Mon
09
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5
NW
5.5
NNW
5.5
NNW
5.5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
4.5
NNW
4
NNW
4
NNW
3.5
NNW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.3
NW
2.3
NW
2.2
NW
2.2
NW
Period(s) (?)111111111111111111121212131414141413131313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)595865897231674562995551484431703533322629242918316934993570346930052775260025491838175614801434
Wind
(km/h)
55
NNW
55
N
55
NNW
55
N
50
N
45
N
45
N
40
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:11AM
3.00
4:29PM
2.79
4:43AM
2.82
5:00PM
2.67
5:16AM
2.60
5:32PM
2.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:19AM
0.16
10:30PM
0.25
10:49AM
0.32
11:03PM
0.41
11:19AM
0.52
11:37PM
0.60
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Mon
09
Sunrise--7:03-------7:01-------7:00-----
Sunset-----6:35-------6:36-------6:37--
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C111011111111121110101112121111111111121313121211
Feels °C (?)-1-2-1-1022234577567889109787
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