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Ponta Ruiva surfForecast / Algarve / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 25 May 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
16.6° C
(Which is 1.6°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 7AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 25). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ponta Ruiva. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun night, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | |
162 | 145 | 141 | 118 | 121 | 223 | 395 | 671 | 769 | 746 | 734 | 629 | 599 | 590 | 580 | 522 | 463 | 448 | 343 | 314 | 303 | 229 | 224 | 204 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | |
High Tide | 10:26PM2.40m | 11:11AM2.21m | 11:28PM2.40m | 12:06PM2.30m | 00:21AM2.42m | 12:51PM2.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:59AM0.64m | 5:15PM0.79m | 5:53AM0.61m | 6:11PM0.72m | 6:38AM0.57m | 6:58PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — |
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Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 14 | ESE 8 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
 kJ | 173 | 173 | 204 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 395 | 253 | 769 | 746 | 734 | 629 | 599 | 590 | 580 | 522 | 463 | 448 | 343 | 314 | 303 | 229 | 193 | 193 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | WNW 10 | NW 14 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 11 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 162 | 145 | 141 | 41 | 121 | 223 | 117 | 671 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 224 | 204 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | NW 17 | W 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 19 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 291 | 285 | 294 | 287 | 240 | — | 247 | 270 | 408 | 429 | 452 | 440 | 447 | 348 | 318 | 365 | 347 | 314 | 257 | 223 | 277 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 33 | 33 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
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