Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Reef today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Reef at 7AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the N by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 211 | 187 | 187 | 219 | 320 | 383 | 332 | 396 | 203 | 199 | 199 | 183 | 324 | 384 | 348 | 384 | 772 | 667 | 578 | 565 | 575 | 562 | 562 | 549 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:37AM2.82m | 4:50PM3.02m | 5:10AM2.82m | 5:24PM2.94m | 5:46AM2.76m | 6:02PM2.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:29PM0.09m | 10:37AM0.16m | 11:01PM0.10m | 11:11AM0.19m | 11:35PM0.18m | 11:48AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | |  | | | | | |
 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 211 | 187 | 187 | 219 | 320 | 383 | 332 | 396 | 203 | 199 | 199 | 183 | 324 | 384 | 348 | 384 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | — | WNW 11 | NW 11 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | 11 | 11 | — | 24 | 64 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | W 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 16 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 15 | 36 | 44 | 62 | 60 | 72 | 84 | 87 | 95 | 128 | 772 | 667 | 578 | 565 | 575 | 562 | 562 | 549 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 411 | 411 | 324 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 231 | 231 | 231 | 515 | 425 | 30 | 125 | 125 | 231 | 231 | 231 | 384 | 231 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Ericeira | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our The Reef surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest