Arrifana surf break

Arrifana surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 23 Mar 2026 WET
Forecast 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
14.6° 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 8PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)--
Afternoon (23 Mar)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (23 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
1.2
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
0.9
NNW
1.1
NW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NW
1.1
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
2
NW
1.3
WNW
1.7
NNW
2.1
NNW
Period(s) (?)131212121212121212111111111111151414141313121012
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)47334636746345547147145538335735030921129821126948279972270012594805441119
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
ESE
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
10
NE
5
E
5
E
10
NE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:18PM
2.67
5:48AM
2.48
6:13PM
2.47
6:53AM
2.21
7:25PM
2.28
8:23AM
2.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:29PM
0.36
11:50AM
0.56
12:30AM
0.59
12:54PM
0.81
1:55AM
0.78
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise------6:33-------6:31-------6:30-
Sunset-6:49-------6:50-------6:51------
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171615161513151917161515141416192019161514131621
Feels °C (?)16151315131011171614131414131416171613121191217
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