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Ponta Ruiva surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 WEST
How big are the waves at Ponta Ruiva today?
The current surf forecast for Ponta Ruiva at 12PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ponta Ruiva. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 250 | 213 | 177 | 437 | 409 | 433 | 389 | 341 | 334 | 300 | 288 | 208 | 204 | 200 | 200 | 179 | 142 | 130 | 113 | 90 | 88 | 82 | 61 | 107 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:06PM 2.59 | 1:37AM 2.46 | 1:49PM 2.76 | 2:15AM 2.60 | 2:26PM 2.88 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:55AM 0.67 | 7:31PM 0.41 | 7:38AM 0.49 | 8:09PM 0.27 | 8:15AM 0.35 | 8:42PM 0.17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:36 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Algarve
Cross-off wind 6 km from Ponta Ruiva has switched on-shore (moderate winds from the NNW at Sagres (8533 -0)). Waves at Ponta Ruiva tending choppy. 0.8m 9s swell from the NW with a 0.5m 6s windswell, also from the NW and a 0.5m 13s groundswell, also from the WNW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
1 h 35 min ago
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