Ponta Ruiva surf break

Ponta Ruiva surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 26 Mar 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
15.3° 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 6PM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (26 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)11s
Evening (26 Mar)7ft (2.2m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
1
4
2
2
4
3
2
4
4
0
3
0
3
4
4
4
2
0
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
NNW
2.2
NNW
2.3
NW
2.3
NW
2.2
NNW
2.2
NW
2
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.7
NNW
0.8
NW
1.2
NW
1.3
NW
1.4
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
Period(s) (?)101011111112121111111111121111211918171615151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7701022135113041287125610828608297857859109767666696111059117611721271113511051063992
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
10
N
15
N
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
5
NNE
5
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
N
10
ENE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSW
15
WNW
20
NNW
20
N
30
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrossglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:21AM
2.04
8:58PM
2.22
10:02AM
2.05
10:28PM
2.33
11:18AM
2.21
11:35PM
2.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:24PM
0.98
3:41AM
0.80
4:08PM
0.93
5:06AM
0.65
5:22PM
0.75
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise6:31-------6:28-------6:28-------
Sunset---6:52-------6:52-------6:53----
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C162020201917161515171817171614141415151618171612
Feels °C (?)13181718161313111115161314131112131413121411106
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