Ponta Ruiva surf break

Ponta Ruiva surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 29 Mar 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 3AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.7m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (29 Mar)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (29 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


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Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
2
1
3
3
1
3
3
4
3
1
1
2
4
4
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
2.1
NNW
2
NNW
1.5
NW
1.4
NW
1.8
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
0.8
NW
1.2
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NW
Period(s) (?)151514141413131414141313131211111111161519191817
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1135112099282112739998271169114717351359734585889584745550515560566488102612691074
Wind
(km/h)
25
N
30
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
N
20
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glassonon
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:35AM
2.53
1:12PM
2.40
1:25AM
2.72
1:54PM
2.58
2:06AM
2.86
2:31PM
2.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:04AM
0.45
7:14PM
0.55
7:47AM
0.28
7:55PM
0.38
8:23AM
0.17
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise----7:26-------7:24-------7:24---
Sunset-------7:54-------7:55-------7:55
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191716141315171716151211111416151515171616161516
Feels °C (?)141097710912118654812131312121113151112
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