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Ponta Ruiva surf break

Ponta Ruiva surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 08 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
16.2° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ponta Ruiva today?

The current surf forecast for Ponta Ruiva at 4AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (09 Jan)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (09 Jan)8ft (2.5m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.9
NW
1.1
NW
2
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.4
NW
2.3
NW
2.1
NW
1.8
NW
2
NW
2
NW
2.2
NW
2.3
NW
2.1
NW
2.3
NW
2.2
NW
2.1
NW
1.8
NW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
Period(s) (?)911108813131212121111101313121212121313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12910097951761246227021481913154612791067659132512861427142711491575158313871075772551
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
15
N
20
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
5
E
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		glassglassglasscross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:03PM
2.37
6:20AM
2.55
6:51PM
2.22
7:09AM
2.33
7:45PM
2.11
8:06AM
2.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:56PM
0.59
12:37PM
0.59
12:44AM
0.77
1:25PM
0.76
1:42AM
0.92
2:22PM
0.90
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise----7:48-------7:48-------7:48---
Sunset------5:36-------5:37-------5:37-
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------1-----------------
Temp. °C131415161515151413131213131313131212121211121313
Feels °C (?)111213131212121098891011109910111110121111
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