
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ponta Ruiva today (13 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ponta Ruiva at 12AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ponta Ruiva. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 10 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
180 | 180 | 176 | 147 | 157 | 123 | 82 | 78 | 68 | 44 | 36 | 75 | 71 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 38 | 21 | 42 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 27 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 1:24PM2.71m | 1:57AM2.65m | 2:19PM2.90m | 2:51AM2.76m | 3:10PM3.06m | 3:41AM2.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:42PM0.29m | 8:02AM0.31m | 8:38PM0.11m | 8:53AM0.20m | 9:29PM-0.01m | 9:40AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | |
— | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 9 |
180 | 180 | 176 | 147 | 157 | 123 | 82 | 78 | 68 | 44 | 36 | 75 | 71 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 38 | 21 | 42 | 32 | 22 | 29 | 27 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | N 7 |
— | — | 8 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 27 | 31 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 30 | 17 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 13 | NNW 8 | SW 13 | NNW 9 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 8 | N 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 15 | S 12 | S 12 |
8 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 30 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 19 | 46 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 27 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 860 | 82 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 693 | 258 | 340 | 53 | 6 | 6 | 184 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 184 | 81 | 29 | 12 | 99 | 184 |
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