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Arrifana surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 11 Feb 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
14.4° 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 8AM is: 4.0m 17s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm February 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Feb)13ft (4.0m)16s
Afternoon (12 Feb)13ft (4.0m)15s
Evening (12 Feb)13ft (4.0m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
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)
0
0
0
7
5
6
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
6
5
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
W
4.5
W
4.5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5.5
WNW
5.5
WNW
6
WNW
6
WNW
6
NW
5.5
NW
5
NW
4.5
NW
4
NW
4
NW
Period(s) (?)171717171615151514141310101112121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1244811656108081021191977248798469135978536763834335500362307323833310292110041084592777432591549184401
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
15
SW
25
SW
30
SW
40
WSW
45
W
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
40
NW
45
NW
50
NW
50
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:27PM
1.95
11:13AM
1.89
11:39PM
2.09
12:12PM
2.05
12:29AM
2.29
12:54PM
2.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:56AM
1.06
5:17PM
1.04
6:02AM
0.89
6:12PM
0.86
6:47AM
0.70
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise----7:28-------7:26-------7:26---
Sunset-------6:10-------6:12-------6:13
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------1321221-1------
Temp. °C151617151516161616161514131313121211111112131313
Feels °C (?)111314141415141312976445321123556
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