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Arrifana surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 19 May 2026 WESTForecast 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
16.3° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Arrifana today?
The current surf forecast for Arrifana at 9PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Arrifana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | |
231 | 318 | 279 | 402 | 1067 | 2519 | 2539 | 2265 | 1968 | 1726 | 1548 | 1135 | 952 | 864 | 710 | 625 | 573 | 450 | 450 | 469 | 469 | 540 | 563 | 534 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | glassy | |
High Tide | 5:10PM2.95m | 5:44AM2.62m | 6:04PM2.83m | 6:42AM2.43m | 7:03PM2.68m | 7:46AM2.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:28PM0.11m | 11:42AM0.36m | 00:26AM0.27m | 12:38PM0.53m | 1:30AM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 27 |
15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 26 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 15 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
 kJ | 231 | 318 | 279 | 377 | 1067 | 2519 | 2539 | 2265 | 1968 | 1726 | 1548 | 1135 | 952 | 864 | 710 | 625 | 573 | 450 | 450 | 469 | 469 | 540 | 563 | 534 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SE 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 41 | 53 | 402 | 465 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 84 | 60 | 52 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 161 | 117 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | — | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 58 | 39 | 70 | 240 | 230 | 202 | 65 | 94 | 108 | 545 | 425 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 230 | 55 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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