Ponta Ruiva Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.07° N 8.97° W

Ponta Ruiva 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ponta Ruiva sea temperature is
20.0°C
1.6° 

Ponta Ruiva surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Ponta Ruiva today (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ponta Ruiva at 6AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 2.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (17 Sep)8ft (2.4m)10s
Evening (17 Sep)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed night, light winds from the NE by Fri night).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NW
9
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.4
NW
10
2.4
NNW
10
2.5
NNW
10
2.5
NNW
9
2.5
NNW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.4
NNW
9
2.2
NW
9
2
NNW
9
1.9
NNW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.7
NNW
9
1.7
NNW
8
1.2
NNW
15
2.2
NW
14
2.1
NW
14
2
NNW
14
1.9
NW
14
1.8
NW
13
1.7
NW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1441
1229
1390
1332
1216
1184
1172
1230
1153
1104
965
777
666
565
493
402
392
576
1929
1761
1553
1347
1127
996
Wind (km/h)
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
25
N
25
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
N
35
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
10
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:36AM2.30m
7:02PM2.07m
7:24AM2.10m
8:04PM1.87m
8:40AM1.95m
9:44PM1.77m
Low Tide
00:16AM0.72m
12:45PM0.78m
00:56AM0.93m
1:40PM0.99m
1:56AM1.12m
3:10PM1.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:40
7:38
7:37
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
21
21
20
19
19
18
18
19
20
20
19
19
20
21
23
23
25
24
25
25
Feels °C
15
15
14
15
16
16
15
14
13
14
14
16
18
19
18
17
18
20
23
24
25
24
23
23
  • 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
How to use the Wavefinder 

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