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Arrifana surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 14 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
15.6° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Arrifana today?

The current surf forecast for Arrifana at 2AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.6m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (15 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)21s
Evening (15 Jan)8ft (2.5m)18s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
1
0
0
0
2
4
4
5
0
0
2
2
5
4
4
5
7
5
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
WNW
2
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.3
WNW
2
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
NW
4
WNW
4
NW
4.5
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4
NW
Period(s) (?)121212121211212018181716161615151515151616151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19641138902797701571151230574094510460807713709863505371639572357139763584849049805272396579
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
10
N
10
N
5
NW
15
W
15
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
WNW
20
NNW
25
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:02AM
2.22
12:29PM
2.15
12:48AM
2.36
1:12PM
2.28
1:28AM
2.51
1:49PM
2.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:19AM
0.80
6:30PM
0.77
7:03AM
0.65
7:11PM
0.63
7:41AM
0.51
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise----7:48-------7:48-------7:47---
Sunset------5:40-------5:42-------5:43-
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
Rain (mm)
-------24---11211-112231
Temp. °C131212121314141314131313141313121111111111121211
Feels °C (?)1010101010109912989976567777777
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