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The Reef surfForecast / Ericeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 12 Mar 2026 WET
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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
13.8° C
 (Which is 1.3°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 9PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)--
Afternoon (12 Mar)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (12 Mar)8ft (2.5m)12s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
1
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.3
NW
2.2
NW
2.1
NW
2
NW
1.8
NW
1.6
NW
3
NW
3.5
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
Period(s) (?)131312121212111117161616161515151515141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2600223518481565135811499998171383397657507317747172806818668764255922511543543644348830412870
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
15
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
25
WNW
35
WNW
35
NW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		oncross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:53PM
1.96
10:52AM
1.87
11:19PM
2.10
11:56AM
2.05
12:11AM
2.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:07PM
1.23
4:33AM
1.14
4:54PM
1.13
5:47AM
0.96
5:55PM
0.94
6:32AM
0.72
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise------6:52-------6:50-------6:48-
Sunset-6:40-------6:42-------6:43------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------1-------
Temp. °C161412121111131514141313121213121314131211111112
Feels °C (?)1310898811121111109668778764334
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