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Arrifana surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 WEST
How big are the waves at Arrifana today?
The current surf forecast for Arrifana at 5PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Arrifana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 178 | 494 | 455 | 425 | 403 | 341 | 305 | 300 | 288 | 245 | 204 | 204 | 200 | 179 | 168 | 130 | 113 | 88 | 86 | 80 | 53 | 54 | 233 | 284 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:08PM 2.58 | 1:40AM 2.44 | 1:52PM 2.75 | 2:18AM 2.58 | 2:29PM 2.87 | 2:51AM 2.69 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:34PM 0.40 | 7:41AM 0.49 | 8:12PM 0.26 | 8:18AM 0.34 | 8:45PM 0.17 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:36 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 27 | 28 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Algarve
The wind is still cross-off at Arrifana (moderate winds from the NNW at Sagres (8533 -0) 32 km from Arrifana). 1.0m 12s groundswell from the WNW with a 0.4m 12s groundswell from the W. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
32 km away, 1 h 6 min ago
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