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Ponta Ruiva surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
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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
17.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ponta Ruiva today?
The current surf forecast for Ponta Ruiva at 3PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ponta Ruiva. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu night, strong winds from the S by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | SW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | |
267 | 249 | 261 | 294 | 287 | 307 | 251 | 209 | 138 | 114 | 86 | 42 | 51 | 38 | 84 | 81 | 68 | 47 | 46 | 41 | 70 | 420 | 657 | 302 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:58PM2.38m | 6:24AM2.10m | 6:44PM2.25m | 7:15AM1.98m | 7:41PM2.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:36AM0.71m | 00:12AM0.73m | 12:17PM0.84m | 1:03AM0.86m | 1:09PM0.95m | 2:06AM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | 8:30 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 7 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WSW 8 |
10 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 114 | 86 | 25 | 24 | 38 | 84 | 81 | 68 | 47 | 46 | 26 | 25 | 69 | 68 | 302 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | W 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | NW 12 | NW 11 | W 8 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 9 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 12 |
— | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 70 | 16 | 12 | 89 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 8 | NNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 7 | W 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | N 16 | NNW 8 |
— | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 | — | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SSW 7 |
267 | 249 | 261 | 294 | 287 | 307 | 251 | 209 | 138 | 54 | 43 | 42 | 51 | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 36 | 98 | 131 | 420 | 657 | 271 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 50 | 260 | 776 | 754 | 742 | 388 | 388 | 96 | 96 | 26 | 6 | 617 | 529 | 388 | 179 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 258 | 363 | 82 | 82 | 82 |
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