Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ponta Ruiva today (10 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ponta Ruiva at 11PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ponta Ruiva. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 99 | 111 | 128 | 143 | 44 | 33 | 32 | 78 | 53 | 55 | 72 | 100 | 104 | 82 | 68 | 100 | 107 | 135 | 126 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:18PM2.69m | 1:53AM2.59m | 2:11PM2.93m | 2:42AM2.75m | 2:58PM3.11m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:41PM0.30m | 7:55AM0.35m | 8:32PM0.09m | 8:42AM0.18m | 9:17PM-0.05m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | NW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 33 | 28 | 10 | 19 | 23 | 35 | 40 | 57 | 56 | 65 | 100 | 107 | 135 | 126 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 11 | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 10 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | WNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 29 | 46 | 24 | 46 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 17 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 11 | N 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | — | NW 9 | N 8 | W 12 | — | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 12 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 20 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 99 | 111 | 128 | 143 | 44 | 32 | 32 | 78 | 53 | 55 | 72 | 100 | 104 | 82 | 68 | 55 | 51 | 45 | 66 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 181 | 185 | 184 | 80 | 50 | 30 | 99 | 747 | 747 | 726 | 612 | 96 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 67 | 21 |
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