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Arrifana surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 05 Dec 2025 WETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Arrifana surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Arrifana sea temperature is
17.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Arrifana today?
The current surf forecast for Arrifana at 8PM is: 3.5m 17s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 2.3m 17s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Arrifana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 6127 | 7889 | 6473 | 5896 | 4838 | 4717 | 5224 | 7225 | 9903 | 10516 | 9047 | 7520 | 6268 | 5038 | 4347 | 3879 | 3052 | 2244 | 2146 | 2113 | 2230 | 2239 | 1866 | 1909 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:24PM 2.90 | 2:43AM 3.08 | 3:14PM 2.84 | 3:32AM 3.05 | 4:04PM 2.71 | 4:22AM 2.95 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:27PM 0.08 | 9:00AM -0.05 | 9:14PM 0.15 | 9:50AM 0.02 | 10:01PM 0.26 | 10:42AM 0.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - |
| Sunset | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 |
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