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Ponta Ruiva surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
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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
17.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ponta Ruiva today?
The current surf forecast for Ponta Ruiva at 10AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ponta Ruiva. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed night, light winds from the W by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | |
101 | 216 | 221 | 216 | 207 | 258 | 324 | 368 | 339 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 294 | 343 | 372 | 344 | 267 | 187 | 138 | 114 | 86 | 65 | 73 | 50 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:19PM2.51m | 5:42AM2.24m | 5:58PM2.38m | 6:24AM2.10m | 6:44PM2.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:00AM0.59m | 11:30PM0.59m | 11:36AM0.71m | 00:12AM0.73m | 12:17PM0.84m | |||||||||||||||||||
6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | 8:30 | |
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Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 10 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
101 | 216 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 138 | 114 | 86 | 38 | 73 | 50 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | — | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | S 15 | S 15 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 7 | NW 10 | NW 9 |
3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 26 | 5 | 24 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 15 | SW 15 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | — | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — |
39 | — | 221 | 216 | 207 | 258 | 324 | 368 | 339 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 294 | 343 | 372 | 344 | 267 | 187 | — | — | 43 | 65 | 42 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 6 | 6 | 388 | 739 | 382 | 396 | 260 | 50 | 50 | 260 | 388 | 766 | 761 | 388 | 388 | 175 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 258 | 529 | 258 | 12 |
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