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Ponta Ruiva surf break

Ponta Ruiva surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 22 Jan 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
15.4° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Ponta Ruiva today?

The current surf forecast for Ponta Ruiva at 4AM 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 11:00pm January 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)15ft (4.5m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jan)20ft (6.0m)15s
Evening (23 Jan)25ft (7.5m)15s

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

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Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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)
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0
0
0
0
0
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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
NW
4.5
NW
5
NW
6
WNW
7
WNW
7.5
WNW
7.5
WNW
7.5
WNW
7.5
WNW
8
WNW
8.5
WNW
8.5
WNW
7.5
WNW
7
WNW
6
WNW
5.5
WNW
5.5
WNW
5
WNW
4.5
NW
5.5
WNW
6
WNW
Period(s) (?)161514141414151515151515161616161616161515141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1078898587911744678811053315796205172210224910249512752928533335603388628592231001876215470130951136081301180410988
Wind
(km/h)
45
WSW
40
WNW
40
NW
40
NW
35
WNW
45
WSW
60
W
65
WNW
55
NW
55
WNW
45
WNW
60
NW
50
NW
60
NW
50
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
40
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
40
WSW
55
W
45
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		ononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:53AM
2.83
5:18PM
2.53
5:33AM
2.72
6:01PM
2.44
6:20AM
2.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:35PM
0.33
11:07AM
0.28
11:14PM
0.41
11:48AM
0.38
11:59PM
0.53
12:35PM
0.51
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Sunrise----7:45-------7:43-------7:43---
Sunset------5:50-------5:51-------5:52-
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
231--123-124121---122682
Temp. °C16161413131412111212912111213141414141414141516
Feels °C (?)81065550-3-1-1-1-10-12576666769
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