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Ponta Ruiva surf break

Ponta Ruiva surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 25 Jan 2026 WET
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
15.2° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Ponta Ruiva today?

The current surf forecast for Ponta Ruiva at 4PM is: 4.5m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 3.5m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jan)16ft (5.0m)15s
Afternoon (25 Jan)15ft (4.5m)14s
Evening (25 Jan)13ft (4.0m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
4.5
NW
4
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
4
W
3.5
WNW
5.5
W
5.5
W
5
W
6.5
WNW
6
WNW
6
WNW
5.5
WNW
5.5
WNW
5.5
W
Period(s) (?)151414141414151615141413131312121312141414141515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10415911181247244699480227749975877386326511844574626536737109430100877594146261439013547132791354715146
Wind
(km/h)
35
W
40
W
40
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
25
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
45
SW
50
SW
60
SW
50
WSW
45
W
50
WNW
45
WNW
40
W
35
W
40
SW
45
SW
60
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:53PM
2.34
7:18AM
2.39
7:59PM
2.25
8:33AM
2.25
9:19PM
2.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:35PM
0.51
12:55AM
0.67
1:34PM
0.66
2:07AM
0.78
2:50PM
0.77
3:37AM
0.79
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Sunrise7:43-------7:43-------7:41-------
Sunset--5:52-------5:52-------5:53-----
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
1---11--1------511--111-
Temp. °C141415141516151515161716161615151513141414141515
Feels °C (?)8788101111111011129874663456663
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