The Reef surf break

The Reef surfForecast / Ericeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 02 Dec 2025 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
16.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at The Reef today?

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 3PM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Dec)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (02 Dec)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (02 Dec)16ft (5.0m)14s

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

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Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
6
6
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4.5
NW
5
NW
5.5
NW
5.5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
Period(s) (?)141414141414151516151515151514141413131313131314
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)517159086641745310760122731309812741122201076097379035810166445497502048813919349533993606371841665095
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
45
NW
50
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
30
W
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
15
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:04PM
2.76
12:36AM
2.82
12:58PM
2.89
1:24AM
2.99
1:49PM
2.96
2:12AM
3.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:19PM
0.23
6:45AM
0.23
7:09PM
0.13
7:36AM
0.07
7:56PM
0.08
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Sunrise7:37-------7:37-------7:39-------
Sunset--5:15-------5:15-------5:15-----
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---161--------11--------
Temp. °C141515131313131414151514151515151515151515151616
Feels °C (?)8984334789109111010111112121313131413
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