Ponta Ruiva surf break

Ponta Ruiva surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 11 Apr 2026 WEST
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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
15.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Ponta Ruiva today?

The current surf forecast for Ponta Ruiva at 1AM is: 5.0m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.2m 15s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)16ft (5.0m)11s
Afternoon (12 Apr)16ft (5.0m)15s
Evening (12 Apr)15ft (4.5m)15s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
NW
4
NW
4.5
NW
5
NNW
5.5
NW
5.5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4
NW
4
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.4
NW
2.2
NW
2.1
NW
1.9
NW
1.8
NW
Period(s) (?)9910101111111415151515151514141413131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)190327443755482067296851618010063996199619054820675005922471639133110265323181942153412611059944
Wind
(km/h)
50
NNW
55
NNW
60
NNW
55
NNW
60
NNW
55
NNW
55
NNW
50
NNW
50
NNW
50
NNW
45
NNW
40
N
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:05PM
2.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:37PM
1.10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise------7:05-------7:05-------7:03-
Sunset-8:06-------8:07-------8:07------
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131211111111121313131312131314141414141314141415
Feels °C (?)31-1-1-1-11323435688889912121212
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