Ponta Ruiva surf break

Ponta Ruiva surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 04 Apr 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
16.0° 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 9PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 04). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)--
Afternoon (04 Apr)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (04 Apr)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


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Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
NW
1.8
NW
1.8
NW
1.8
NW
1.8
NW
1.8
NW
1.8
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
2.1
NW
2.1
NW
2.1
NW
2.1
NW
2.1
NW
2
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
WNW
1.8
WNW
Period(s) (?)121212131212121212141414131313131313131212121816
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6568999921058102592591077281116881754172915611417127910869258517656345554949641626
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
ESE
15
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
30
SE
45
ESE
40
ESE
40
SE
30
SE
25
SE
40
ESE
35
SSE
25
S
20
SW
20
W
35
NW
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:37PM
2.76
4:53AM
2.64
5:07PM
2.64
5:26AM
2.46
5:39PM
2.49
6:00AM
2.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:40PM
0.28
10:52AM
0.38
11:13PM
0.41
11:22AM
0.55
11:47PM
0.58
11:55AM
0.73
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Sunrise------7:16-------7:15-------7:13-
Sunset-8:00-------8:00-------8:01------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202018181818192019191716161616192318191616151414
Feels °C (?)1617151414151615131312107991417111312141288
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