Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ponta Ruiva today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ponta Ruiva at 7PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ponta Ruiva. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 634 | 644 | 623 | 603 | 581 | 614 | 1367 | 1327 | 1182 | 1050 | 1050 | 946 | 851 | 825 | 706 | 695 | 634 | 565 | 574 | 581 | 591 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:16PM2.27m | 6:42AM2.46m | 7:36PM2.12m | 8:04AM2.38m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:55AM0.49m | 00:12AM0.74m | 1:14PM0.64m | 1:33AM0.87m | 2:44PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 634 | 644 | 623 | 603 | 581 | 508 | 1367 | 1327 | 1182 | 1050 | 1050 | 946 | 851 | 825 | 706 | 695 | 634 | 565 | 574 | 581 | 591 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 8 | 143 | 268 | 358 | 503 | 614 | 357 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 38 | 56 | 37 | 34 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 18 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | NW 15 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 81 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 78 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
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