Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ponta Ruiva today (01 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ponta Ruiva at 11PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ponta Ruiva. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat night, light winds from the NNW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | NW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 76 | 69 | 90 | 96 | 85 | 70 | 56 | 54 | 54 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 48 | 73 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:00PM2.85m | 5:20AM2.58m | 5:33PM2.79m | 5:55AM2.54m | 6:09PM2.70m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:12PM0.26m | 11:16AM0.34m | 11:45PM0.30m | 11:52AM0.41m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 76 | 44 | 42 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 54 | 54 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 48 | 73 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 9 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | S 13 | S 13 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 2 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 65 | 69 | 90 | 96 | 85 | 70 | 53 | 43 | 44 | 32 | 31 | 23 | 18 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 322 | 322 | 279 | 175 | 74 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 617 | 388 | 184 | 78 | 50 | 50 | 82 | 82 | 617 | 181 | 181 |
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