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Arrifana surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 06 Dec 2025 WETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Arrifana today?
The current surf forecast for Arrifana at 7PM is: 4.5m 16s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Dec) | 15ft (4.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Dec) | 15ft (4.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Arrifana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 9903 | 10516 | 9047 | 7520 | 6268 | 4788 | 4347 | 3879 | 2946 | 2494 | 2265 | 2385 | 2230 | 2239 | 1866 | 1841 | 4738 | 10766 | 11735 | 11145 | 10246 | 8818 | 7564 | 7086 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:14PM 2.84 | 3:32AM 3.05 | 4:04PM 2.71 | 4:22AM 2.95 | 4:56PM 2.54 | 5:14AM 2.81 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:14PM 0.15 | 9:50AM 0.02 | 10:01PM 0.26 | 10:42AM 0.16 | 10:50PM 0.41 | 11:37AM 0.33 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - |
| Sunset | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
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