Ponta Ruiva surf break

Ponta Ruiva surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 08 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: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (09 Apr)7ft (2.2m)13s
Evening (09 Apr)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


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Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
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3
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
2
3
4
3
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
NW
2.3
NW
2.1
NW
2
NW
1.8
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
1.7
NW
1.7
NW
2.1
NW
2.5
NW
2.4
NW
2.2
NW
2.1
NW
2.4
NW
2.4
NW
2.1
NW
1.9
NW
Period(s) (?)141414141413131313131212121211111114141416151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)723763555583444834132615203617501498126689988480080073499914542065171916322794241618301423
Wind
(km/h)
30
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
0
SSE
5
NE
0
NNE
0
WSW
10
NNE
10
SE
10
S
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrossglassglassglassglasscrossoffcross-
off
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
onononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:59PM
2.14
7:34AM
1.89
8:06PM
2.00
9:01AM
1.79
9:41PM
1.97
10:40AM
1.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:18AM
0.96
1:29PM
1.07
2:36AM
1.08
2:56PM
1.16
4:19AM
1.07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise------7:09-------7:09-------7:07-
Sunset-8:02-------8:04-------8:05------
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--------12--------------
Temp. °C151414131213121212121313131314151515151414141515
Feels °C (?)8899898101211131311111213121213101010108
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