Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ponta Ruiva today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ponta Ruiva at 4AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 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 19°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 42 | 23 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 45 | 31 | 36 | 52 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 28 | 49 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:41AM2.82m | 3:58PM3.15m | 4:28AM2.82m | 4:45PM3.16m | 5:14AM2.76m | 5:30PM3.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:40AM0.13m | 10:17PM-0.06m | 10:26AM0.11m | 11:04PM-0.02m | 11:10AM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 42 | 23 | 21 | 11 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 45 | 31 | 36 | 52 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 6 | N 7 | SW 12 | SW 13 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | S 11 | NW 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 11 | S 14 | NW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | — | S 14 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 31 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | SW 12 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 11 | — | S 13 | S 11 | S 14 | — | S 14 | NW 6 | S 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 19 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 49 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 50 | 30 | 99 | 617 | 754 | 617 | 81 | 182 | 81 | 182 | 184 | 889 | 888 | 728 | 281 | 396 | 139 | 260 | 763 | 729 | 1212 | 726 | 726 |
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