Ponta Ruiva surf break

Ponta Ruiva surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am 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 12PM is: 4.5m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)15ft (4.5m)14s
Afternoon (08 Apr)15ft (4.5m)14s
Evening (08 Apr)13ft (4.0m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
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3
3
2
3
4
4
3
3
1
3
3
2
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.3
NW
2.1
NW
2.1
NW
2
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.8
NW
2.1
NW
1.7
NW
2.4
NW
2.1
NW
2.4
NW
Period(s) (?)141414141414141414131313131312121211111114141416
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)892586818070759572376496531845703364261517491514139512668998138006638469991089209616322794
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
5
NE
5
ESE
5
SSE
0
SSE
5
NW
10
NNE
5
E
5
SW
15
W
20
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossglassoffglassglasscross-
on
glasscrosscross-
on
onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:39AM
2.07
6:59PM
2.14
7:34AM
1.89
8:06PM
2.00
9:01AM
1.79
9:41PM
1.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:35PM
0.91
1:18AM
0.96
1:29PM
1.07
2:36AM
1.08
2:56PM
1.16
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
Sunrise--7:11-------7:09-------7:09-----
Sunset-----8:02-------8:04-------8:05--
light rain
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
111-------211-----------
Temp. °C121213141514141313121112121313131313141415151414
Feels °C (?)888899109108811111213121112131112121010
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