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Arrifana surf break

Arrifana surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 20 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
16.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Arrifana today?

The current surf forecast for Arrifana at 1PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (20 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WNW
0.8
NNW
0.7
NW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.4
NW
0.6
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
NW
2.3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.4
WNW
2
NW
1.8
NW
2
NW
1.9
NW
Period(s) (?)10999998814131312151413131212121212111313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)114103837170544847402827391443676697211588166515531580107472514081269
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
ESE
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
5
N
10
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:19PM
2.90
5:48AM
2.66
6:09PM
2.73
6:45AM
2.41
7:09PM
2.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:02AM
0.16
11:32PM
0.14
11:49AM
0.37
12:26AM
0.34
12:43PM
0.60
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise-6:54-------6:52-------6:52------
Sunset-----8:14-------8:15-------8:15--
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161720242322191919172020191815141413151717151413
Feels °C (?)141517191819141313121617171613121212141515121211
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