Arrifana surf break

Arrifana surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 31 Mar 2026 WEST
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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
15.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Arrifana today?

The current surf forecast for Arrifana at 3AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)5ft (1.6m)15s
Afternoon (01 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (01 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
NW
1.2
NW
1.6
NW
1.3
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
1.5
NW
1.7
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.3
NNW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
Period(s) (?)1817161616151414141313131313131312998881111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)881851128782311641048100696512031021744946529473418363511258316343287192172194
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:34PM
2.70
2:46AM
2.92
3:07PM
2.79
3:20AM
2.94
3:39PM
2.83
3:53AM
2.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:35PM
0.25
8:59AM
0.10
9:08PM
0.17
9:29AM
0.09
9:40PM
0.15
9:58AM
0.14
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise------7:22-------7:20-------7:18-
Sunset-7:55-------7:57-------7:58------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212019171515161819181515141315171716151616151720
Feels °C (?)171717131112131415141213111012141413131414111318
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