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Arrifana surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 07 Jan 2026 WET
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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
16.0° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Arrifana today?

The current surf forecast for Arrifana at 8AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (07 Jan)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (07 Jan)6ft (1.8m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sat
10
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
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.4
NW
1.6
NW
1.8
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
NNW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NNW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
1
NW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
1
NW
1.2
NW
1.6
NW
2.3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
Period(s) (?)9999788889999911118891213131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)49733129330021435841841334631625823117815213011212619143015242677240620021710
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
10
NNW
15
WNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NW
10
WNW
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
25
WNW
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		offglasscrossglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:21PM
2.50
5:37AM
2.76
6:06PM
2.35
6:23AM
2.54
6:54PM
2.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:11AM
0.22
11:15PM
0.41
11:55AM
0.40
11:59PM
0.58
12:40PM
0.58
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sat
10
Sunrise--7:48-------7:48-------7:48-----
Sunset----5:32-------5:34-------5:35---
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---21-------------------
Temp. °C9111114141311101091012131314151515151514131211
Feels °C (?)5889997787811111212131312121211998
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