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Ponta Ruiva surf break

Ponta Ruiva surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 21 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 12PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 21). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (21 Jan)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (21 Jan)13ft (4.0m)13s

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

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Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sat
24
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
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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 (?)
3
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
NW
5
NW
5.5
NW
5.5
NW
5.5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
NW
5
NW
6
WNW
7
NW
7.5
WNW
7.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)151514141414131314151616161616151414141414151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)46364556461951725241472449305993885113486148571438113040110041038791257430701476361048616070220332304224166
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
W
35
WNW
40
NW
45
NW
40
NW
35
NW
20
WNW
25
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
45
SW
35
NW
35
NW
40
WNW
45
W
55
W
60
WNW
55
NW
40
WNW
60
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrossonononcross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:03PM
2.61
4:17AM
2.89
4:39PM
2.59
4:53AM
2.83
5:18PM
2.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:56AM
0.21
9:59PM
0.28
10:30AM
0.22
10:35PM
0.33
11:07AM
0.28
11:14PM
0.41
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sat
24
Sunrise--7:46-------7:45-------7:45-----
Sunset----5:47-------5:49-------5:50---
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-2322-------1122---12--2
Temp. °C141315151616141414141414141415161413141312121311
Feels °C (?)971091110656799767107552-1-13-2
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