Ponta Ruiva surf break

Ponta Ruiva surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 25 Mar 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
15.2° C
(Which is 1.1°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 12PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 25). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (25 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (25 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sat
28
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
1
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
NNW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1
NW
1.1
NW
1.4
NW
1.8
NW
1.9
NW
1.8
NW
1.8
NNW
2.3
NW
2.4
NNW
2.2
NNW
2.2
NW
2.1
NNW
2
NNW
2
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.7
NNW
Period(s) (?)11111110151414131391112111111121211111111111211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)41130325424841852172510531173539771137414501242119311941082940829785785943889766
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
NNW
15
NNW
25
N
20
N
20
N
25
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
N
20
N
15
NNE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:51AM
2.22
7:22PM
2.29
8:21AM
2.04
8:58PM
2.22
10:02AM
2.05
10:28PM
2.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:50PM
0.82
1:52AM
0.79
2:24PM
0.98
3:41AM
0.80
4:08PM
0.93
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sat
28
Sunrise--6:31-------6:31-------6:28-----
Sunset-----6:51-------6:52-------6:52--
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151415161617161516151619202018161514141617171615
Feels °C (?)131213151514121213111315171816141311101314131213
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