Arrifana surf break

Arrifana surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 27 Mar 2026 WET
Forecast 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
15.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Arrifana today?

The current surf forecast for Arrifana at 11PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)--
Afternoon (27 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (27 Mar)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.8
NW
1.7
NNW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.1
NW
1.3
NW
1.4
NW
1.5
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
1.7
NW
1.5
NW
1.6
NW
1.7
NW
2
NW
2.1
NW
1.5
NW
1.9
NNW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
Period(s) (?)111012111111191817161515141414131314141413131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)713471857681593588930115011451158123511181079834116378084610601559157072111621012781
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
0
ESE
5
NW
15
NW
15
N
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
N
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offglasscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:31PM
2.32
11:21AM
2.20
11:37PM
2.51
12:15PM
2.39
12:27AM
2.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:10PM
0.92
5:09AM
0.64
5:24PM
0.75
6:06AM
0.45
6:16PM
0.55
6:50AM
0.28
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise------6:26-------6:26-------6:24-
Sunset-6:52-------6:53-------6:53------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C201816151413151718191716151314171817151312111116
Feels °C (?)151413121110141515161312108911121210766711
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