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Ponta Ruiva surf break

Ponta Ruiva surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 20 Mar 2026 WET
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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
14.4° C
 (Which is 1.8°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 3PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 20). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (20 Mar)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (20 Mar)4ft (1.2m)13s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
1.2
NW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.9
NW
1
NW
1.1
NW
1.3
NW
1.1
NW
Period(s) (?)13131313131210101012121212888815151513131414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)954790710591466430286231192236142152147222196201201280305355347398588529
Wind
(km/h)
30
SE
35
ESE
40
SE
40
ESE
40
ESE
20
S
15
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:13PM
2.99
3:29AM
3.10
3:50PM
2.96
4:10AM
2.97
4:30PM
2.85
4:54AM
2.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:02AM
-0.09
9:15PM
-0.02
9:38AM
-0.04
9:54PM
0.04
10:16AM
0.11
10:37PM
0.17
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise6:39-------6:37-------6:37-------
Sunset---6:46-------6:47-------6:47----
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--251-------------------
Temp. °C151514141516151515161615151414141415161615151515
Feels °C (?)10977813131312131312121111111112151513131313
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