Arrifana surf break

Arrifana surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 20 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
15.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Arrifana today?

The current surf forecast for Arrifana at 2PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.1m 18s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (20 Jan)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (20 Jan)10ft (3.0m)15s

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

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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
3
2
2
5
6
!
!
0
0
0
0
6
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
3.5
WNW
4
WNW
4.5
NW
5
NW
5.5
NW
5.5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)161615151516151414141414131313151616161616151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)507651354353414545514796482348034974520048324574432449926737116181443515114134831149311240942077577379
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossononononcrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:32PM
2.59
3:46AM
2.89
4:06PM
2.60
4:20AM
2.88
4:42PM
2.57
4:56AM
2.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:25AM
0.23
9:28PM
0.27
9:59AM
0.21
10:02PM
0.27
10:33AM
0.22
10:38PM
0.32
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise7:46-------7:46-------7:45-------
Sunset--5:45-------5:46-------5:47-----
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------112121------1111--
Temp. °C111314131314141314151515141313141314131415141213
Feels °C (?)79119911108101111118668910889867
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