Ponta Ruiva surf break

Ponta Ruiva surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 30 Mar 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 4AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 30). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (30 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (30 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


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Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
3
2
3
3
4
2
1
0
1
4
2
0
0
0
1
1
3
4
4
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
2
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
0.8
NW
1.2
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NW
1.4
NW
1.5
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.5
NW
1.8
NW
1.6
NW
Period(s) (?)141413131211111111111615181918171616161514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11471130784723115489164977362751556056647310161255106210781109117911549118861236885
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
30
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
5
NE
10
N
15
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
10
NE
15
NW
25
NNW
30
N
20
N
15
N
20
N
20
ENE
10
ENE
5
N
25
NW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:25AM
2.72
1:54PM
2.58
2:06AM
2.86
2:31PM
2.72
2:43AM
2.94
3:05PM
2.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:14PM
0.55
7:47AM
0.28
7:55PM
0.38
8:23AM
0.17
8:32PM
0.25
8:56AM
0.10
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise----7:24-------7:24-------7:22---
Sunset-------7:55-------7:55-------7:57
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161513111114151515161617171617171718171516171818
Feels °C (?)1187549121312121113151312121315131113151313
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