The Reef surf break

The Reef surfForecast / Ericeira / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 28 Feb 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
14.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at The Reef today?

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 9PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm February 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Feb)--
Afternoon (28 Feb)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (28 Feb)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


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Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
0
1
0
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.4
NW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.7
NW
2.5
WNW
3
NW
3
NW
3.5
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4
NW
Period(s) (?)151414141313131212121212111212121111111112121313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)568452334385375128022456194512211013889774365583483792162420462228320037883992467657205464
Wind
(km/h)
35
N
35
N
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
NNE
5
ENE
0
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
S
25
SSW
20
WNW
25
NNW
15
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:45PM
2.45
1:02AM
2.79
1:33PM
2.64
1:47AM
2.99
2:13PM
2.78
2:26AM
3.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:48PM
0.55
7:24AM
0.26
7:33PM
0.34
8:06AM
0.10
8:13PM
0.19
8:43AM
0.00
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise------7:09-------7:09-------7:07-
Sunset-6:28-------6:29-------6:30------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------122-221---
Temp. °C12111010101011131312121212121412910101010101214
Feels °C (?)4345679121110109889837566668
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