Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ponta Ruiva today (05 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ponta Ruiva at 2PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ponta Ruiva. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the ESE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | WNW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 183 | 183 | 314 | 341 | 370 | 376 | 287 | 236 | 205 | 167 | 161 | 99 | 75 | 73 | 56 | 55 | 53 | 50 | 35 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 38 | 121 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:27AM2.61m | 00:00AM2.54m | 12:13PM2.69m | 00:39AM2.66m | 12:54PM2.73m | 1:15AM2.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:49PM0.37m | 6:04AM0.47m | 6:28PM0.30m | 6:45AM0.36m | 7:03PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 |
 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | NW 10 | WSW 6 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 183 | 183 | 314 | 341 | 370 | 376 | 287 | 236 | 205 | 167 | 161 | 99 | 75 | 52 | 49 | 38 | 26 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 50 | 14 | 121 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | WNW 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | W 8 | W 7 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 6 | NW 11 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 89 | 95 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 73 | 56 | 55 | 53 | 50 | 35 | 25 | 25 | 13 | 30 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 13 | S 10 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | S 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 36 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 2 | 38 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 79 | 152 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 82 | 73 | 119 |
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