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Arrifana surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 09 Dec 2025 WETForecast 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
16.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Arrifana today?
The current surf forecast for Arrifana at 8PM is: 4.0m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 6.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (09 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Arrifana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 7244 | 8298 | 7112 | 6131 | 5733 | 5020 | 4356 | 3782 | 3516 | 3331 | 3090 | 3075 | 3256 | 3399 | 3257 | 2848 | 2349 | 1939 | 1504 | 1383 | 1533 | 1805 | 1760 | 2051 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:50PM 2.36 | 6:09AM 2.64 | 6:48PM 2.21 | 7:08AM 2.46 | 7:52PM 2.10 | 8:12AM 2.32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:42PM 0.57 | 12:35PM 0.51 | 12:40AM 0.73 | 1:37PM 0.65 | 1:45AM 0.85 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - |
| Sunset | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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