
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ponta Ruiva today (17 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ponta Ruiva at 10PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Ponta Ruiva. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
26 | 40 | 61 | 95 | 83 | 49 | 36 | 32 | 42 | 51 | 69 | 75 | 78 | 66 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 61 | 80 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-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 | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:30PM3.08m | 5:59AM2.65m | 6:16PM2.92m | 6:44AM2.52m | 7:01PM2.70m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:49PM0.09m | 11:54AM0.28m | 00:33AM0.26m | 12:39PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 10 | WNW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 |
13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | S 14 | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | S 18 | — | — |
3 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | N 11 | W 10 | NW 11 | NW 8 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
26 | 40 | 61 | 95 | 83 | 49 | 36 | 32 | 42 | 51 | 69 | 75 | 78 | 66 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 61 | 80 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1212 | 726 | 726 | 697 | 247 | 50 | 325 | 1192 | 888 | 726 | 726 | 388 | 260 | 246 | 388 | 388 | 657 | 528 | 477 |
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