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Ponta Ruiva surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 17 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
15.4° C
(Which is 1.2°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 7PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ponta Ruiva. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 1830 | 1597 | 1256 | 1082 | 1082 | 1177 | 1158 | 920 | 956 | 857 | 681 | 617 | 533 | 425 | 417 | 367 | 300 | 234 | 194 | 163 | 146 | 114 | 114 | 86 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:10PM 3.00 | 3:27AM 3.09 | 3:49PM 3.06 | 4:10AM 3.03 | 4:31PM 3.02 | 4:56AM 2.89 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:57AM -0.06 | 9:14PM -0.02 | 9:36AM -0.07 | 9:56PM -0.05 | 10:16AM 0.01 | 10:40PM 0.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:13 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
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