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Arrifana surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 04 Feb 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
14.6° C
 (Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Arrifana today?

The current surf forecast for Arrifana at 8PM is: 5.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm February 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Feb)--
Afternoon (04 Feb)20ft (6.0m)13s
Evening (04 Feb)18ft (5.5m)13s

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

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Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
6
W
5.5
W
5.5
W
5.5
W
4.5
WNW
6
W
6.5
W
6
W
5.5
W
6.5
W
6
W
6.5
W
6
W
6
W
6
W
6
W
5.5
W
5.5
W
5.5
W
5.5
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
6
W
Period(s) (?)131313131212121313141517161615151414141414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11230102859883957060091005411919114149419143121564822613182331719016857157241317111345109841048697279223942312906
Wind
(km/h)
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
45
SW
50
SW
55
SW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
35
W
30
W
25
WSW
30
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
35
W
35
W
35
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
30
SW
45
SSW
40
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:11PM
2.74
4:25AM
2.99
4:47PM
2.64
5:02AM
2.80
5:23PM
2.50
5:38AM
2.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:07PM
0.16
10:38AM
0.15
10:43PM
0.29
11:12AM
0.32
11:20PM
0.46
11:46AM
0.52
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunrise------7:35-------7:33-------7:33-
Sunset-6:01-------6:02-------6:04------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
Rain (mm)
-----12--1--23211222111414
Temp. °C161616161617171616141413131313131312121313131314
Feels °C (?)999878988788765554578757
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