The Reef surf break

The Reef surfForecast / Ericeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 07 Apr 2026 WEST
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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
15.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Reef today?

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 6PM is: 4.5m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Afternoon (07 Apr)13ft (4.0m)17s
Evening (07 Apr)16ft (5.0m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
7
8
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
4
3
3
2
1
3
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
4
WNW
4.5
WNW
5.5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.3
NW
2.1
NW
2
NW
1.7
NW
2
NW
2.1
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
Period(s) (?)161816161514141414141414141413131313121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)345567868406108661246911090100168797789975026298540541833050224820631806147511508131094113014871411
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
S
20
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
20
SE
10
ESE
5
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
N
25
N
15
NNE
15
S
15
S
10
ESE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:35PM
2.37
7:00AM
2.12
7:20PM
2.20
7:54AM
1.94
8:26PM
2.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:17PM
0.74
12:49AM
0.79
12:57PM
0.92
1:40AM
0.98
1:51PM
1.08
2:57AM
1.10
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise--------7:11-------7:11-------
Sunset---8:06-------8:07-------8:07----
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
121111-------------1----
Temp. °C12111212111211911141615141413131417171614131313
Feels °C (?)755567635813131111981013131412111212
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