The Reef surf break

The Reef surfForecast / Ericeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 21 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
14.2° 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 2PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 21). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (21 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (21 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
2
2
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
1
NW
1
NW
1
NW
1
NW
0.9
NW
1.1
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.2
NW
1.4
NW
1.5
NW
1.5
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.4
NW
Period(s) (?)121212111211111111161515141314141413131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)349303309179216245237233228416485836802503725899886701680591471463463558
Wind
(km/h)
30
E
30
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
15
NNW
20
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:48AM
3.15
4:10PM
3.01
4:29AM
3.02
4:50PM
2.91
5:13AM
2.81
5:35PM
2.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:58AM
-0.04
10:15PM
0.04
10:37AM
0.10
10:58PM
0.17
11:19AM
0.32
11:47PM
0.37
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
Sunrise--6:39-------6:39-------6:37-----
Sunset-----6:50-------6:51-------6:52--
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C131313151617141312121316161515141413151617161616
Feels °C (?)8881214161110991015131212121210131415141314
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