Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ponta Ruiva today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ponta Ruiva at 2PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ponta Ruiva. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 10 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 132 | 123 | 82 | 78 | 70 | 44 | 30 | 77 | 64 | 82 | 65 | 55 | 51 | 44 | 40 | 19 | 35 | 30 | 28 | 37 | 35 | 132 | 26 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:19PM2.90m | 2:51AM2.76m | 3:10PM3.06m | 3:41AM2.82m | 3:58PM3.15m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:02AM0.31m | 8:38PM0.11m | 8:53AM0.20m | 9:29PM-0.01m | 9:40AM0.13m | 10:17PM-0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | 8:54 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | W 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 10 | NW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 132 | 123 | 82 | 78 | 70 | 44 | 24 | 77 | 64 | 82 | 65 | 55 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 5 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 7 | W 7 | NNW 8 | W 7 | NW 8 | WNW 12 | NNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 12 | NNW 8 | N 8 | WNW 10 | NNW 8 | WNW 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 12 | S 15 | SW 13 | S 11 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 27 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NNW 9 | SW 13 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | SW 14 | N 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 11 | S 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | NW 3 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 3 | NW 7 | NNW 3 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 9 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 51 | 44 | 40 | 5 | 35 | 5 | 28 | 37 | 35 | 132 | 23 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 693 | 529 | 363 | 81 | 6 | 6 | 184 | 9 | 9 | 524 | 81 | 81 | 29 | 30 | 99 | 617 | 617 | 617 | 396 | 96 |
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