Ponta Ruiva surf break

Ponta Ruiva surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 24 Mar 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
14.9° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ponta Ruiva today?

The current surf forecast for Ponta Ruiva at 5AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 24). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (25 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (25 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NNW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1
NW
1.1
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.9
NW
1.7
NNW
1.8
NNW
2.1
NNW
2.4
NNW
2.3
NNW
2.2
NNW
2.1
NNW
2.1
NNW
2
NNW
2
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.9
NNW
Period(s) (?)11111111111015141413139111011111112121111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)396447411303254248418521725680117345075794414501338128711941174991906829829907
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
10
NE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
NNE
5
N
10
NNW
20
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:10PM
2.48
6:51AM
2.22
7:22PM
2.29
8:21AM
2.04
8:58PM
2.22
10:02AM
2.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:26AM
0.60
12:50PM
0.82
1:52AM
0.79
2:24PM
0.98
3:41AM
0.80
4:08PM
0.93
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise----6:31-------6:31-------6:28---
Sunset-------6:51-------6:52-------6:52
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151515151517171716161615161920201816151414161716
Feels °C (?)121414141316151412131311121517181614141111131413
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