Arrifana surf break

Arrifana surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 26 Dec 2025 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
15.6° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Arrifana today?

The current surf forecast for Arrifana at 10PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Dec)--
Afternoon (26 Dec)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (26 Dec)3ft (0.9m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
NW
1
NW
0.9
NW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.6
W
1.8
SW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.5
SW
1.6
WSW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
W
Period(s) (?)811101111111615147899912121212111111111013
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1222421734046398411215329979890711853783333222692562261701331198592
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
10
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
25
ESE
20
SW
20
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
20
E
25
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
onononcrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:37PM
2.22
6:55AM
2.44
7:37PM
2.19
7:57AM
2.38
8:44PM
2.21
9:08AM
2.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:24PM
0.55
12:32AM
0.70
1:18PM
0.60
1:33AM
0.77
2:21PM
0.62
2:46AM
0.77
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Sunrise------7:48-------7:48-------7:48-
Sunset5:22-------5:23-------5:24-------
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----1-77532-11----------
Temp. °C131211101011111214121211111010141512101110101012
Feels °C (?)11975434710887755101197978811
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