Arrifana surf break

Arrifana surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 01 Dec 2025 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
17.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Arrifana today?

The current surf forecast for Arrifana at 6PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Dec)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (01 Dec)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (01 Dec)4ft (1.2m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
0
6
5
5
6
6
5
6
4
3
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
NW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
0.8
NW
2.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
4
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
Period(s) (?)121011111111101015141414141414151516151515151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)549417346346300275220194273289543325116564571887615895092869092840875566515613453774635
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
0
NW
10
WSW
15
WSW
30
N
25
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
40
NW
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:53AM
2.56
11:30PM
2.56
11:49AM
2.71
12:20AM
2.76
12:42PM
2.83
1:08AM
2.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:12PM
0.36
5:36AM
0.42
6:04PM
0.22
6:29AM
0.22
6:52PM
0.12
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Sunrise7:30-------7:31-------7:31-------
Sunset--5:17-------5:16-------5:16-----
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
mod rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------6---111----------
Temp. °C111415141313141314151514141414131415151414151515
Feels °C (?)81112111210117910108667799101111121111
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