Sagres · Algarve · Portugal
Ponta Ruiva
Today · beginner: surf zone fine for beginners; big sea outside · 0.9 m chest high · light wind
0.9 m now · to be confirmed
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Now 0.9 m, the best day of the week.
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Forecast · next 7 days
Now 0.9 m, the best day of the week.Suggestion by level
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Mixed bottom, sand and rock. The tide does not enter this beach's score.
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This peak is sheltered from part of the swell by the coastline — SurfBooking Forecast already accounts for it, hour by hour.
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Ponta Ruiva
Remote beach near Cape St Vincent, with a point left over rock and boulders. Works on all tides. Shallow rocks at the take-off and a heavy wave on a big swell: for experienced surfers.
Surfing Ponta Ruiva
Ponta Ruiva is a surf beach in Sagres, Portugal.
What level is Ponta Ruiva for?
Ponta Ruiva has no fixed level, and that is the question Surf Booking answers every day: the same sea suits a beginner and does not suit an advanced surfer, or the other way round. On this page the sea at this beach is read hour by hour and by level — beginner, intermediate and advanced — for the next 7 days, and the verdict is this beach's, not the region's.
What is the bottom like at Ponta Ruiva?
The bottom is mixed sand and rock. It helps to know where the rocks are, especially at low tide.
When does Ponta Ruiva work best?
Ponta Ruiva is an exposed beach that picks up much of the Atlantic swell, so it works often through the year. It is usually best with swell from W-NW. The beach faces Northwest.
