Ponta Ruiva surf break

Ponta Ruiva surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 WET
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
14.9° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ponta Ruiva today?

The current surf forecast for Ponta Ruiva at 9PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 24). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)--
Afternoon (24 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (24 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
1
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.3
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NNW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1
NW
1.1
NW
1.4
NW
1.5
NW
1.9
NW
1.7
NNW
1.8
NNW
2.3
NW
2.4
NNW
2.4
NNW
2.2
NNW
2.1
NNW
2.1
NNW
2
NNW
2
NNW
1.9
NNW
Period(s) (?)12111111111111101514141313911111111111212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3493253964474113032542484185217257441173450771135114501400128711941174991906829
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
10
NNE
15
N
10
NE
5
ESE
10
E
10
NE
5
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
10
NE
15
NE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:10PM
2.48
6:51AM
2.22
7:22PM
2.29
8:21AM
2.04
8:58PM
2.22
10:02AM
2.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:26AM
0.60
12:50PM
0.82
1:52AM
0.79
2:24PM
0.98
3:41AM
0.80
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise------6:31-------6:31-------6:28-
Sunset-6:50-------6:51-------6:52------
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171615151515151717181616161516192020181515141415
Feels °C (?)141412141414131615151213131113161718161314121113
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