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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
16.3° 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: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
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 15°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | |
258 | 333 | 400 | 420 | 333 | 328 | 303 | 288 | 217 | 214 | 210 | 311 | 427 | 511 | 643 | 783 | 705 | 757 | 746 | 736 | 658 | 557 | 518 | 451 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 2:02PM2.63m | 2:15AM2.72m | 2:35PM2.72m | 2:50AM2.72m | 3:07PM2.76m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:52AM0.32m | 8:06PM0.38m | 8:24AM0.28m | 8:39PM0.32m | 8:54AM0.28m | 9:12PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | 8:24 | |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 |
258 | 333 | 400 | 420 | 333 | 328 | 303 | 288 | 217 | 214 | 210 | 158 | 156 | 511 | 643 | 783 | 705 | 757 | 746 | 736 | 658 | 557 | 518 | 451 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | W 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | NW 17 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
89 | 79 | 70 | 64 | 54 | — | 31 | 37 | 29 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 427 | 144 | 139 | 139 | 141 | 150 | 164 | 173 | 213 | 209 | 202 | 198 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | E 7 | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | N 8 | NW 18 | W 6 | NNW 8 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | S 14 |
26 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 24 | 25 | 37 | 311 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — |
30 | 13 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 56 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 21 | 258 | 617 | 258 | 82 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 258 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 181 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
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