Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ponta Ruiva today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ponta Ruiva at 4AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ponta Ruiva. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | WNW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
567 | 500 | 363 | 320 | 256 | 235 | 179 | 136 | 284 | 826 | 1341 | 1336 | 1053 | 1029 | 672 | 637 | 602 | 707 | 607 | 623 | 671 | 758 | 668 | 500 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:25PM1.84m | 11:05AM1.98m | 11:54PM1.90m | 12:19PM2.11m | 00:53AM2.05m | 1:10PM2.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:28AM1.14m | 5:38PM1.05m | 5:57AM1.05m | 6:44PM0.90m | 6:53AM0.89m | 7:29PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
31 | 31 | 363 | 320 | 256 | 235 | 179 | 136 | 130 | 826 | 1341 | 1336 | 1053 | 1029 | 672 | 637 | 602 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 671 | 758 | 668 | 500 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 16 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | N 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
7 | 8 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 284 | 118 | 45 | 26 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | N 8 | — | — | SW 13 | — | — | — |
— | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 24 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | — | — |
567 | 500 | — | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 111 | 83 | 35 | 707 | 607 | 623 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 74 | 67 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 529 | 82 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 82 | 259 | 259 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 374 | 395 | 618 | 529 | 529 | 7 |
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