Ponta Ruiva surf break

Ponta Ruiva surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 11 Apr 2026 WEST
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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
15.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Ponta Ruiva today?

The current surf forecast for Ponta Ruiva at 10AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.9m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (11 Apr)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (11 Apr)15ft (4.5m)10s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
3
NW
1.9
NW
3.5
NW
4
NW
4.5
NW
5
NNW
5.5
NNW
5.5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
Period(s) (?)1615141499101011111114151515151515141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)29252562328514232058300142225584728673446499100631056099618815797569975488471639133110265323182045
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
30
NNW
30
N
40
NNW
55
NNW
60
NNW
60
NNW
60
NNW
60
NNW
55
NNW
55
NNW
50
NNW
55
NNW
50
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
ononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:40AM
1.84
11:05PM
2.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:19AM
1.07
4:37PM
1.10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
Sunrise--7:07-------7:05-------7:05-----
Sunset-----8:06-------8:07-------8:07--
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151414151312111111111213131313131313141414141413
Feels °C (?)1298820-1-2-1-112234456887899
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