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Ponta Ruiva surf break

Ponta Ruiva surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 15 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
15.9° 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 12PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (15 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)21s
Evening (15 Jan)8ft (2.5m)19s

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

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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.3
WNW
2
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
NW
3
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
4
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4
NW
Period(s) (?)121212112120191817161616151515151515151515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)105987470157115273088422749965837735471716308576763897444736176498409840976837105665662315611
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
NW
15
W
20
SW
30
WSW
35
SW
25
W
30
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononononononcross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:26PM
2.17
12:45AM
2.37
1:09PM
2.29
1:25AM
2.53
1:47PM
2.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:16AM
0.80
6:28PM
0.77
7:00AM
0.66
7:08PM
0.64
7:39AM
0.52
7:45PM
0.51
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
Sunrise--7:48-------7:48-------7:47-----
Sunset----5:42-------5:43-------5:44---
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----13----221111211212-
Temp. °C131314141514151414141414131312131212121212121211
Feels °C (?)1111109981198887554767665555
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