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 4PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm 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 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the NW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WNW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
320 | 256 | 235 | 179 | 136 | 318 | 883 | 1341 | 1227 | 870 | 862 | 873 | 771 | 710 | 637 | 623 | 609 | 580 | 542 | 493 | 439 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-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-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:05AM1.98m | 11:54PM1.90m | 12:19PM2.11m | 00:53AM2.05m | 1:10PM2.30m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | N 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
320 | 256 | 235 | 179 | 136 | 130 | 883 | 1341 | 1227 | 870 | 862 | 873 | 771 | 710 | 637 | 623 | 5 | 580 | 542 | 493 | 439 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | SW 14 | W 8 | WNW 16 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SW 13 | N 8 | N 8 | S 12 | S 12 |
27 | 28 | 37 | 8 | 36 | 318 | 103 | 45 | 26 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | SW 13 | S 13 | — | — |
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | 3 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 9 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 42 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 609 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 529 | 6 | 82 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 82 | 322 | 340 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 395 | 395 | 529 | 618 | 82 | 6 |
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