Arrifana surf break

Arrifana surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 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
15.1° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Arrifana today?

The current surf forecast for Arrifana at 11PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 24). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)--
Afternoon (24 Mar)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (24 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
NW
1.3
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NW
1.1
NW
1.2
NW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NW
1.1
NW
1.4
NW
1.5
NW
1.8
NW
2
NW
1.7
NW
1.8
NNW
2.4
NW
2.4
NW
2.3
NW
2.2
NW
2.1
NW
2
NW
1.9
NW
2
NNW
1.8
NW
Period(s) (?)12111111111111151414141313910121111121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)38340344739627833821127348279980410531259502648147014191327123511621055911955757
Wind
(km/h)
0
NW
10
N
15
N
5
NE
5
ENE
5
E
10
NE
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
E
10
NE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:13PM
2.47
6:53AM
2.21
7:25PM
2.28
8:23AM
2.03
9:00PM
2.21
10:04AM
2.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:30AM
0.59
12:54PM
0.81
1:55AM
0.78
2:26PM
0.96
3:43AM
0.79
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise------6:31-------6:30-------6:28-
Sunset-6:50-------6:51-------6:52------
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181615151414161920181515141316212220161414121418
Feels °C (?)18141314131315171716131312101317181714131291114
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