The Reef surf break

The Reef surfForecast / Ericeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 01 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
15.1° 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 10AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 01). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (01 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (01 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


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Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sat
04
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.4
NW
1.7
NNW
1.6
NW
1.1
NW
1.7
NNW
2
NNW
2
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.1
NW
1
NW
1.1
NW
0.8
NW
1
NW
1.1
NW
Period(s) (?)1514141413131313131389988888101010151413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)143212731139917839732643890803411385595595475452375327273240200217258407458
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
25
E
25
E
15
NE
20
NNW
25
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:02AM
2.98
3:24PM
2.84
3:36AM
3.00
3:55PM
2.89
4:09AM
2.95
4:26PM
2.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:15AM
0.11
9:25PM
0.18
9:46AM
0.10
9:58PM
0.16
10:15AM
0.15
10:29PM
0.20
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sat
04
Sunrise--7:22-------7:20-------7:20-----
Sunset-----8:00-------8:00-------8:01--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171414181715131312121314141312121212141717161618
Feels °C (?)138814121091010899987899121413121214
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