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The Reef surf break

The Reef surfForecast / Ericeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 10 Jan 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
14.5° 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 9AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.2m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (10 Jan)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (10 Jan)8ft (2.5m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tue
13
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)
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
NNW
2.1
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.4
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.4
NW
2.2
NW
1.8
NW
1.6
NW
1.7
NW
1.8
NW
1.4
WNW
1.7
WNW
2
WNW
2.4
W
3
W
3
WNW
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
Period(s) (?)131313131212131313131212121112111010121111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14521430211120151829155723092174191215349336837607805606688761231209819492331236517931926
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
40
S
45
S
40
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrossglassglassononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:28AM
2.38
8:04PM
2.16
8:25AM
2.19
9:06PM
2.08
9:33AM
2.06
10:16PM
2.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:06AM
0.77
1:46PM
0.77
2:03AM
0.92
2:42PM
0.91
3:13AM
1.02
3:49PM
0.99
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tue
13
Sunrise--7:56-------7:56-------7:54-----
Sunset----5:34-------5:35-------5:36---
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------5
Temp. °C131212121212121313131314151514141414141415141514
Feels °C (?)99111110111011111010121313111099978777
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