Ponta Ruiva Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.07° N 8.97° W

Ponta Ruiva 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ponta Ruiva sea temperature is
19.4° C
2.0° 

Ponta Ruiva surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Ponta Ruiva today (06 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta Ruiva at 10PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)--
Afternoon (06 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (06 Aug)5ft (1.5m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
8
1.3
NNW
5
1.5
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
206
87
129
156
135
90
80
69
61
66
83
104
81
49
32
28
19
24
21
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:50PM2.25m
9:34AM2.22m
10:16PM2.18m
10:59AM2.28m
Low Tide
2:26PM0.75m
3:05AM0.76m
3:50PM0.81m
4:30AM0.81m
5:22PM0.73m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:37
8:37
8:36
 mm
Temp °C
21
20
20
19
20
19
20
22
22
21
21
21
20
20
21
23
22
22
21
Feels °C
17
16
15
15
17
16
17
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
19
20
20
21
21
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