Arrifana surf break

Arrifana surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 01 Apr 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 5PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 01). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

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

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


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Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
1.4
NW
1.5
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NW
1.1
NW
1.3
NW
0.9
NW
1.5
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.3
NNW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.7
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
WNW
1.1
NW
Period(s) (?)14141413131313131313121288881111101015151413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10069659381116976653721659591363511230322334280197172194180170226309323406
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
ENE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
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
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:07PM
2.79
3:20AM
2.94
3:39PM
2.83
3:53AM
2.89
4:10PM
2.81
4:25AM
2.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:59AM
0.10
9:08PM
0.17
9:29AM
0.09
9:40PM
0.15
9:58AM
0.14
10:12PM
0.19
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise--------7:20-------7:18-------
Sunset---7:57-------7:58-------7:59----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C162021191515151416181716151616151721201718192019
Feels °C (?)131616151213121113151313131413111318171516171716
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