Arrifana surf break

Arrifana surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 12 Apr 2026 WEST
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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 12PM is: 5.0m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.7m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)16ft (5.0m)14s
Afternoon (12 Apr)15ft (4.5m)15s
Evening (12 Apr)15ft (4.5m)15s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
5
5
0
6
6
6
7
4
4
3
1
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.3
NW
2.2
NW
2
NW
1.9
NW
1.8
NW
1.8
NW
1.8
NW
1.8
NW
1.8
NW
Period(s) (?)111114151515151515141414141313131312121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6383638394719237911595598873804473575582469238273050263923051806152111631048869840826798743
Wind
(km/h)
50
NNW
50
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
35
N
30
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
Sunrise--7:05-------7:03-------7:03-----
Sunset-----8:07-------8:07-------8:08--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C111112141413121212121414141413131314151716161514
Feels °C (?)112544345799899111213131412131311
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