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The Reef surf break

The Reef surfForecast / Ericeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 07 Jan 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
14.8° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at The Reef today?

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 12AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)--
Afternoon (08 Jan)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (08 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
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)
0
2
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
1
0
1
1
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
NNW
2.2
NNW
2
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.2
NW
0.8
WNW
1.4
NW
2.2
NW
3
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.2
NNW
2.4
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
Period(s) (?)888999998811891113131212121113131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)80967556056250845934629323519612824278818793478364529432499209517961699200521432313
Wind
(km/h)
35
N
25
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
W
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		onononononcrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:38PM
2.56
5:54AM
2.83
6:23PM
2.42
6:39AM
2.61
7:10PM
2.27
7:28AM
2.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:33PM
0.42
12:13PM
0.40
12:17AM
0.59
12:58PM
0.59
1:06AM
0.77
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise------7:56-------7:56-------7:56-
Sunset5:30-------5:31-------5:32-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------12---------
Temp. °C131111111112131314151515151413131313131313131313
Feels °C (?)668810101110111211111110887889891010
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