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Arrifana surf break

Arrifana surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 19 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
15.3° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Arrifana today?

The current surf forecast for Arrifana at 9PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 20s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (19 Jan)7ft (2.2m)11s
Evening (19 Jan)6ft (1.9m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
5
3
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
NW
2.2
NW
2.2
NW
2
NW
1.9
NW
1.4
NW
1.9
NW
2.4
WNW
3
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
5
NW
5.5
NW
Period(s) (?)111111101018181616161515151515141414141413131314
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10531100108083675313662264296450765135435341454551473450715297522052005146492449805756795710954
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
20
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
W
35
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:58PM
2.56
3:12AM
2.85
3:32PM
2.59
3:46AM
2.89
4:06PM
2.60
4:20AM
2.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:52AM
0.30
8:55PM
0.31
9:25AM
0.23
9:28PM
0.27
9:59AM
0.21
10:02PM
0.27
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise7:47-------7:46-------7:46-------
Sunset--5:45-------5:45-------5:46-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------1113341-----
Temp. °C91213131211111111131413131413131415161514131313
Feels °C (?)4789877789101010108810121297656
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