Ponta Ruiva surf break

Ponta Ruiva surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 01 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 3PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 01). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)5ft (1.5m)15s
Afternoon (01 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (01 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


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Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
NW
1.5
NW
1.7
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.5
NW
1.4
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
0.9
NW
1.5
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.3
NNW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
1.1
NW
Period(s) (?)14141414131313131313121298881111101010151413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)911886113011501011878734734604363319236324343323226198194184170181309313392
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
5
N
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
20
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
0
NW
10
WNW
15
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
15
ENE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:05PM
2.81
3:17AM
2.95
3:36PM
2.84
3:50AM
2.90
4:07PM
2.83
4:22AM
2.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:56AM
0.10
9:05PM
0.18
9:26AM
0.10
9:37PM
0.16
9:55AM
0.15
10:09PM
0.19
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise--------7:20-------7:18-------
Sunset---7:57-------7:58-------7:59----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161719191616171515161515161818171718181820212121
Feels °C (?)131513141112131010121011121414121316141416181718
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