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Ponta Ruiva surf break

Ponta Ruiva surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 15 Feb 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 1.0°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 3AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm February 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Feb)7ft (2.2m)14s
Afternoon (16 Feb)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (16 Feb)8ft (2.5m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
3
2
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.2
NW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
NW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)111111151414131313131313121413131212121111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)59349443685119602061211621641929189917201500121720941803159713661138956828669657657878
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
N
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:40AM
2.72
2:00PM
2.58
2:13AM
2.89
2:33PM
2.70
2:45AM
3.01
3:05PM
2.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:25PM
0.48
7:54AM
0.32
7:58PM
0.32
8:26AM
0.17
8:30PM
0.19
8:58AM
0.06
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise----7:24-------7:22-------7:20---
Sunset-------6:15-------6:16-------6:17
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C121212121213131312121211111213121212121213151515
Feels °C (?)8888910999999911119101010910111112
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