Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ponta Ruiva today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ponta Ruiva at 4PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ponta Ruiva. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1273 | 1220 | 1069 | 1053 | 925 | 706 | 634 | 614 | 614 | 603 | 551 | 666 | 593 | 622 | 437 | 479 | 422 | 368 | 414 | 437 | 561 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:54PM2.97m | 3:15AM2.87m | 3:28PM3.03m | 3:49AM2.93m | 4:04PM3.01m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:42AM0.19m | 9:05PM0.04m | 9:16AM0.09m | 9:38PM-0.01m | 9:51AM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 1273 | 1220 | 1069 | 1053 | 925 | 706 | 634 | 614 | 614 | 603 | 551 | 666 | 593 | 622 | 437 | 479 | 422 | 368 | 414 | 437 | 561 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SSW 13 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 41 | 65 | 44 | 32 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 75 | 59 | 32 | 34 | 39 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | — | — | — | ESE 5 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | NNW 5 | N 19 | NW 18 | NNW 18 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | S 14 | NNW 11 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 15 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 34 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 4 | 24 | 7 | 18 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | — | — | ESE 5 | — | ESE 5 | — |
| kJ | 80 | — | — | — | 27 | 44 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 7 | 17 | — | — | 11 | — | 9 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 50 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 74 | 67 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
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