Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ponta Ruiva today (10 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ponta Ruiva at 4AM is: 4.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Nov) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (10 Nov) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (10 Nov) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ponta Ruiva. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon night, min 18°C on Tue night). Mainly severe gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thu 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2842 | 2842 | 6115 | 6252 | 5849 | 5403 | 4851 | 4442 | 4214 | 3930 | 3723 | 3868 | 1877 | 1474 | 9540 | 8091 | 3771 | 2696 | 2014 | 1716 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:22AM2.80m | 2:42PM2.64m | 2:55AM2.75m | 3:16PM2.54m | 3:29AM2.67m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:07PM0.29m | 8:30AM0.26m | 8:39PM0.35m | 9:04AM0.32m | 9:12PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||
 | |  |  |  | | | | | |  | |  | |  |  | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 377 | 1229 | 6115 | 6252 | 5849 | 5403 | — | 4442 | 4214 | 3930 | 3723 | 3868 | 1877 | 1474 | — | 5856 | 3771 | 2696 | 2014 | 1716 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 538 | — | — | — | 1082 | 1549 | 1291 | 1164 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | SSW 9 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 2842 | 2842 | — | — | — | — | 4851 | — | — | — | — | — | 523 | 3137 | 9540 | 8091 | 1888 | — | — | 1384 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 395 | 374 | 395 | 374 | 627 | 627 | 627 | 403 | 258 | 325 | 258 | 257 | 307 | 429 | 345 | 454 | 624 | 617 | 406 | 459 |
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