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Ponta Ruiva surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 18 Apr 2026 WESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.2° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ponta Ruiva today?
The current surf forecast for Ponta Ruiva at 11AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ponta Ruiva. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 1158 | 1029 | 956 | 807 | 681 | 617 | 533 | 425 | 417 | 367 | 300 | 300 | 194 | 149 | 146 | 114 | 114 | 103 | 103 | 71 | 71 | 67 | 48 | 47 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:49PM 3.06 | 4:10AM 3.03 | 4:31PM 3.02 | 4:56AM 2.89 | 5:16PM 2.91 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:36AM -0.07 | 9:56PM -0.05 | 10:16AM 0.01 | 10:40PM 0.00 | 10:59AM 0.16 | 11:28PM 0.15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tue 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:14 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
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