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Arrifana surf break

Arrifana surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 11 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
14.2° C
 (Which is 1.7°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Arrifana today?

The current surf forecast for Arrifana at 1PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Mar)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (11 Mar)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (11 Mar)8ft (2.5m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
16 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sat
14
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
NW
2.3
NW
2.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
3
NW
2.4
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.4
NW
2.3
NW
2.1
NW
2
NW
1.9
NW
1.6
NW
1.1
NW
1.5
NW
2.1
NW
Period(s) (?)131515141414141313131414141313131212121211171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)179925022959319529742930260925702693197233413061264722752076183415001276109498065067111372175
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:09AM
1.86
7:47PM
1.92
8:50AM
1.75
9:38PM
1.90
10:37AM
1.82
11:04PM
2.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:07PM
1.10
2:16AM
1.14
2:50PM
1.20
4:17AM
1.11
4:39PM
1.10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sat
14
Sunrise--6:52-------6:50-------6:50-----
Sunset-----6:37-------6:38-------6:39--
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C111011161616151515141518181715141312131615141313
Feels °C (?)8681314131213121112151514121110891211111110
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