
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ponta Do Rapa today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ponta Do Rapa at 8AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ponta Do Rapa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
224 | 224 | 228 | 135 | 145 | 228 | 341 | 232 | 222 | 158 | 160 | 160 | 140 | 143 | 140 | 122 | 133 | 465 | 645 | 612 | 654 | 828 | 646 | 547 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:04PM0.88m | 1:32AM0.93m | 2:21PM0.85m | 2:04AM0.96m | 2:40PM0.83m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:03AM-0.04m | 8:21PM0.32m | 8:33AM0.01m | 8:32PM0.30m | 8:56AM0.08m | 8:34PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | |
mm | 2 | 15 | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | S 13 | ENE 7 | S 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 12 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
157 | 127 | 124 | 135 | 145 | 142 | 154 | 183 | 222 | 142 | 146 | 160 | 140 | 66 | 140 | 122 | 133 | 73 | 51 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 54 | 53 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | E 14 | S 13 | E 13 | S 12 | S 12 | E 13 | S 11 | S 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | — |
224 | 224 | 228 | 104 | 140 | 228 | 341 | 232 | 4 | 158 | 3 | 104 | 68 | 13 | 39 | 37 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | SE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 14 | S 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 45 | 41 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | — | NE 7 | — | — | NE 8 | — | N 3 | S 11 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
— | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 178 | — | 160 | — | — | 143 | — | 6 | 37 | 465 | 645 | 612 | 654 | 828 | 646 | 547 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 28 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 110 | 8 | 1 |
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