Ponta Ruiva surf break

Ponta Ruiva surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 WEST
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
17.1° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ponta Ruiva today (27 May):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta Ruiva at 9PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 27). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)--
Afternoon (27 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (27 May)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the N by Sat morning).

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NW
11
1
NW
11
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
11
1
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
10
0.5
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
10
1.4
NNW
7
1
WNW
10
1.4
NNW
7
1.4
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
229
224
182
142
142
142
122
200
229
169
134
120
101
127
152
156
180
210
206
195
180
185
180
194
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
20
SE
10
ENE
25
NNE
15
ENE
10
NW
10
NNE
10
NW
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
5
NNE
5
NW
15
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
N
30
NNW
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
1:07AM2.44m
1:31PM2.50m
1:48AM2.47m
2:08PM2.57m
2:26AM2.49m
Low Tide
6:58PM0.63m
7:17AM0.53m
7:39PM0.55m
7:53AM0.50m
8:16PM0.48m
8:27AM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:46
8:46
8:47
Temp °C
24
24
21
19
21
20
20
22
19
18
18
20
19
18
20
20
20
18
18
18
19
18
18
22
19
20
19
16
17
18
18
20
17
15
15
18
17
15
20
20
18
15
15
15
15
14
14
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NW
11
1
NW
11
0.9
WNW
10
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
WNW
11
1
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
1.1
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
1
NW
6
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
Energy kJ
229
224
182
127
117
96
68
200
229
169
134
120
79
72
80
74
180
210
206
195
180
183
135
129
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
NW
13
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.5
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.3
NW
9
0.3
NW
9
0.2
SSW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.2
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
Energy kJ
10
10
7
142
142
142
122
49
37
21
11
6
101
127
152
156
24
23
14
14
21
8
23
84
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
SW
15
0.2
WNW
13
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.5
NW
12
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
14
0.3
ESE
5
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.5
NW
10
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.1
SE
4
0.1
W
16
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
2
2
9
17
38
52
71
22
24
24
21
65
4
79
60
46
21
21
21
21
1
5
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
0.6
NW
4
0.8
NW
5
0.9
NW
5
0.9
NW
6
0.9
NW
6
1
NW
6
1
NW
6
1.2
NW
6
1.4
NNW
7
1.4
NNW
7
1.4
NNW
7
1.4
NW
7
Energy kJ
200
188
151
10
34
49
50
64
75
75
120
170
185
180
194
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
7
0
0
17
7
6
6
6
7
21
26
6
6
6
6
6
7
9
21
21
17
17
21
297
Best forecast wave conditions in The Algarve
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
6
9
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Ponta Ruiva surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest