Arrifana surf break

Arrifana surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 31 Mar 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
15.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Arrifana today?

The current surf forecast for Arrifana at 10AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)4ft (1.2m)15s
Afternoon (31 Mar)4ft (1.2m)18s
Evening (31 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)17s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.2
NW
1.2
NW
1.6
NW
1.3
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.4
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.7
NNW
Period(s) (?)16151519181716161615141414131313131313139998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5656495038788818511287823116410481006965776852814591529473418363280413439409
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:09AM
2.84
2:34PM
2.70
2:46AM
2.92
3:07PM
2.79
3:20AM
2.94
3:39PM
2.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:26AM
0.16
8:35PM
0.25
8:59AM
0.10
9:08PM
0.17
9:29AM
0.09
9:40PM
0.15
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
Sunrise--7:22-------7:22-------7:20-----
Sunset-----7:55-------7:57-------7:58--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161517212018161715161618181714141413151818151415
Feels °C (?)131113171614141511121314131311111110121514121213
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