Arrifana surf break

Arrifana surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 03 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
16.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Arrifana today?

The current surf forecast for Arrifana at 1PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (03 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (03 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Mon
06
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.3
NNW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.7
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
WNW
1.1
NW
1.3
WNW
1.4
NW
1.6
NW
1.8
NW
1.9
NW
1.9
NW
1.9
NW
1.9
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
1.7
NW
2.1
NW
2.1
NW
2.1
NW
Period(s) (?)888111010151514131313121212131212121213141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3002481971941801702233093234065726477429101026109410431010933850921168017371737
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
0
ESE
5
NW
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
ENE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:53AM
2.89
4:10PM
2.81
4:25AM
2.78
4:40PM
2.74
4:56AM
2.63
5:10PM
2.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:58AM
0.14
10:12PM
0.19
10:27AM
0.24
10:43PM
0.27
10:56AM
0.38
11:16PM
0.40
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Mon
06
Sunrise--7:18-------7:16-------7:16-----
Sunset-----7:59-------8:00-------8:00--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141417212019191918161821201917161616192220191918
Feels °C (?)111013181717171615121520181715151515172118181715
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