Arrifana surf break

Arrifana surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 22 Mar 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
14.5° C
(Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Arrifana today?

The current surf forecast for Arrifana at 1PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 22). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (22 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (22 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.8
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
0.9
NW
1.1
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
1.2
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
Period(s) (?)1111881514141314141413131212121212121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)179176156160262598465398605581346437480341367361455416471455383357350309
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
10
E
15
ESE
10
SE
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NE
5
ESE
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NE
10
E
15
ESE
20
SE
5
ENE
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffoffglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:33PM
2.84
4:57AM
2.74
5:18PM
2.67
5:48AM
2.48
6:13PM
2.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:19AM
0.10
10:40PM
0.16
11:01AM
0.31
11:29PM
0.36
11:50AM
0.56
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
Sunrise--6:35-------6:35-------6:33-----
Sunset-----6:47-------6:49-------6:50--
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------1----------
Temp. °C131315171715141414141618171615151514151917161515
Feels °C (?)111113161714131413131617161514141411121816141314
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