Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ponta Ruiva today (09 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Nov, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ponta Ruiva at 4PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Nov) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (09 Nov) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 Nov) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ponta Ruiva. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 69mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thu 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3037 | 3152 | 2628 | 2779 | 2632 | 2632 | 6151 | 6868 | 6157 | 5696 | 5013 | 4669 | 4369 | 3930 | 3732 | 3543 | 3459 | 1909 | 1543 | 1186 | 1083 | 1462 | 2020 | 1734 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:07PM2.71m | 2:22AM2.80m | 2:42PM2.64m | 2:55AM2.75m | 3:16PM2.54m | 3:29AM2.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:56AM0.25m | 8:07PM0.29m | 8:30AM0.26m | 8:39PM0.35m | 9:04AM0.32m | 9:12PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | | | |  |  |  | | | | |  |  |  |  | |  | |  | | | |
 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 8 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 14 | WNW 13 | WSW 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 3037 | 3152 | 2628 | 2779 | 377 | 1229 | 4795 | 6868 | 6157 | 5696 | 4114 | 4669 | 4369 | 3930 | 3732 | 3543 | 3459 | 1909 | 1543 | 3046 | 2515 | 2534 | 2020 | 1734 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | — | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 37 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 208 | — | 1186 | 1083 | 1164 | 1186 | 978 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | — | — | — | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 35 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 13 | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | — | NW 6 | WNW 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 334 | 191 | 219 | — | 2632 | 2632 | 6151 | — | — | — | 5013 | — | — | — | — | — | 309 | 604 | 2282 | — | 124 | 1462 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 693 | 693 | 693 | 374 | 395 | 374 | 395 | 374 | 374 | 627 | 627 | 702 | 325 | 374 | 258 | 119 | 257 | 248 | 155 | 181 | 401 | 401 | 398 | 400 |
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