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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
16.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Ponta Ruiva today?
The current surf forecast for Ponta Ruiva at 6PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ponta Ruiva. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, strong winds from the NNW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | WNW 6 | W 6 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | |
61 | 58 | 43 | 37 | 39 | 34 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 110 | 53 | 148 | 389 | 566 | 564 | 705 | 1039 | 1233 | 1405 | 1627 | 1141 | 857 | 878 | 941 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 12:33PM2.46m | 00:46AM2.67m | 1:17PM2.68m | 1:34AM2.82m | 2:01PM2.86m | 2:21AM2.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:34PM0.53m | 7:02AM0.26m | 7:22PM0.32m | 7:46AM0.12m | 8:08PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||||
6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | 8:37 | |
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Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WSW 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
44 | 35 | 43 | 37 | 15 | 34 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 38 | 102 | 96 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SW 14 | NW 7 | WNW 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
61 | 58 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 11 | S 13 | N 17 | SW 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
— | — | 32 | 23 | 39 | — | — | — | — | 110 | 53 | 148 | 389 | 566 | 564 | 705 | 1039 | 1233 | 1405 | 1627 | 1141 | 857 | 878 | 941 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 82 | 869 | 253 | 6 | 80 | 182 | 50 | 396 | 7 | 888 | 529 | 466 | 530 | 425 | 425 | 633 | 735 | 767 | 778 | 404 | 412 | 247 | 67 |
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