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Ponta Ruiva surf break

Ponta Ruiva surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 19 Jan 2026 WET
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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
15.7° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Ponta Ruiva today?

The current surf forecast for Ponta Ruiva at 12PM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)11s
Afternoon (19 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)11s
Evening (19 Jan)6ft (1.9m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thu
22
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
!
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
NNW
2.3
NW
2.3
NW
2.3
NW
2.3
NW
2.1
NW
1.9
NW
1.4
NW
1.9
NW
2.3
NW
2.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)111111111110101918161616141415161515141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)785127011931171114995474514112290279532604645346831434412471150515187530553175560518253745955
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
35
W
35
WNW
40
NW
45
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:55PM
2.57
3:09AM
2.86
3:29PM
2.61
3:43AM
2.90
4:03PM
2.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:48AM
0.30
8:52PM
0.32
9:22AM
0.24
9:25PM
0.28
9:56AM
0.21
9:59PM
0.28
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thu
22
Sunrise--7:47-------7:46-------7:46-----
Sunset----5:45-------5:46-------5:47---
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------11-1122---
Temp. °C101011121313131312131313141414141413151516161414
Feels °C (?)54567889679810999871010111075
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