Arrifana
Surf spot · Portugal
Is it worth the trip?
16Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 9: 8 ft swell at 7 s, onshore wind, 14 kn (26 km/h), sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Tue 3 · 7 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft14 shollow
- Energy
- 39kJ
- Wind
- NNW 4 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Wed 4 · 15 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft11 scrumbling
- Energy
- 102kJ
- Wind
- WNW 5 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Thu 5 · 19 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft10 scrumbling
- Energy
- 151kJ
- Wind
- WSW 5 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Fri 6 · 14 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 101kJ
- Wind
- SE 10 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Sat 7 · 6 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 13kJ
- Wind
- SE 11 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Sun 8 · 5 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft10 scrumbling
- Energy
- 38kJ
- Wind
- SE 15 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Mon 9 · 25 out of 100
- Swell
- 8 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 564kJ
- Wind
- S 14 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 245, fair
- Tue 37, too small
- Wed 415, too small
- Thu 519, too small
- Fri 614, too small
- Sat 76, too small
- Sun 85, too small
- Mon 925, poor
- Tue 1029, poor
The spot in five facts
- Faces SWtakes swell from the SW
- Offshore: NEwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 4–15 ftof swell
- Water 18 °C2 mm shorty
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 45, fair | 5 ft10 ssoft5 ft at break (est.) | 504kJ | offshorewind from the east, 2 knots, offshore | 23°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 7, too small | 1 ft14 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 39kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots | 20°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 15, too small | 2 ft11 scrumbling3 ft at break (est.) | 102kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots | 19°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 19, too small | 3 ft10 scrumbling4 ft at break (est.) | 151kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots | 19°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 14, too small | 3 ft9 ssoft3 ft at break (est.) | 101kJ | wind from the south-east, 10 knots | 22°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 6, too small | 2 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 13kJ | wind from the south-east, 11 knots | 21°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 5, too small | 2 ft10 scrumbling2 ft at break (est.) | 38kJ | wind from the south-east, 15 knots | 22°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 25, poor | 8 ft7 smushy9 ft at break (est.) | 564kJ | wind from the south, 14 knots | 20°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 29, poor | 12 ft9 smushy14 ft at break (est.) | 2,105kJ | wind from the west, 13 knots | 19°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Mon 2 NovLow 01:26 −0.7 mHigh 07:58 +0.9 mLow 14:31 −0.9 mHigh 20:54 +0.7 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 02:53 −0.7 mHigh 09:19 +1.0 mLow 15:52 −1.0 mHigh 22:09 +0.8 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 04:12 −0.8 mHigh 10:29 +1.1 mLow 16:57 −1.1 mHigh 23:10 +0.9 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot, its town, photos
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More surf near here
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Arrifana
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SW (247°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (67°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 4–15 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 500 m out (1 in 52). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 15°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 19°C in September, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Aljezur, 6 km away (about 15 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.
Water about 18°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,030–US$1,940 each
about US$1,030–US$1,940 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to LIS, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$449–US$938 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$100–US$174 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$181–US$301 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$201–US$375 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$94–US$154 |
| Total | about US$1,030–US$1,940 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: 3 towns
about 10 min by car · 19 places to stay
about US$67/nightcountry average
About Aljezur its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Bordeira on Booking.com
about 20 min by car · 2 places to stay
- Beds in Carrapateira on Booking.com
about 25 min by car · 12 places to stay
About US$67 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 16h 15m
About 16h 15m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → LIS, direct, then 3h 40m by road
Flights ORD → LIS on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.