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The Reef surf break

The Reef surfForecast / Ericeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 18 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 12PM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 2.2m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 18). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)10ft (3.0m)15s
Afternoon (18 Mar)7ft (2.2m)16s
Evening (18 Mar)11ft (3.5m)17s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
16 DaysHourly
Print Table
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sat
21
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
5
5
3
2
0
2
2
3
2
1
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.4
NW
2.3
NW
2.2
NW
2.1
NW
2.1
NW
1.9
NW
1.8
NW
1.8
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NW
1.1
NW
Period(s) (?)151515151617171616161414141413131313131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2708351740762272237972727185533045294070287323832171183715911460121010861006865710599463355
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSE
40
SSE
35
SE
35
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
40
SE
40
ESE
45
SE
35
S
30
SE
30
SE
20
SE
10
SW
20
SSW
15
E
25
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:00AM
2.99
2:23PM
2.86
2:35AM
3.13
2:57PM
2.98
3:11AM
3.18
3:33PM
3.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:14AM
0.07
8:23PM
0.12
8:48AM
-0.05
8:58PM
0.02
9:22AM
-0.09
9:35PM
-0.01
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sat
21
Sunrise--6:45-------6:43-------6:41-----
Sunset-----6:46-------6:47-------6:49--
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
151------862-110512---33-
Temp. °C141414161616151516131214151413131414141616161414
Feels °C (?)8781099877769121310111012121414141312
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