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Ponta Ruiva surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 10 May 2026 WESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Ponta Ruiva surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ponta Ruiva sea temperature is
16.4° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ponta Ruiva today?
The current surf forecast for Ponta Ruiva at 11PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ponta Ruiva. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | |
1818 | 2001 | 1651 | 1352 | 950 | 694 | 521 | 404 | 480 | 527 | 483 | 307 | 230 | 218 | 170 | 157 | 137 | 103 | 96 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 61 | 45 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:00PM2.18m | 10:48AM2.06m | 11:03PM2.31m | 11:44AM2.25m | 11:57PM2.49m | 12:33PM2.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:33PM1.01m | 4:30AM0.82m | 4:44PM0.90m | 5:28AM0.64m | 5:43PM0.73m | 6:17AM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | NNW 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | NNW 8 |
 kJ | 47 | 2001 | 1651 | 1352 | 950 | 694 | 521 | 404 | 306 | 527 | 193 | 171 | 230 | 218 | 115 | 98 | 98 | 82 | 62 | 60 | 44 | 35 | 32 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | SW 17 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 6 |
| kJ | 12 | 20 | 84 | 159 | 209 | 235 | 223 | 397 | 480 | 11 | 483 | 307 | 10 | 10 | 170 | 157 | 137 | 103 | 96 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 61 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 10 | S 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | NNW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 78 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1818 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 234 | — | — | 135 | 129 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 693 | 529 | 280 | 280 | 258 | 82 | 82 | 618 | 612 | 258 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 258 | 509 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 776 |
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