Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ponta Ruiva today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ponta Ruiva at 6PM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ponta Ruiva. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1180 | 959 | 951 | 944 | 776 | 766 | 702 | 613 | 582 | 581 | 529 | 481 | 439 | 414 | 322 | 264 | 220 | 186 | 157 | 131 | 102 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 12:19PM2.11m | 00:53AM2.05m | 1:10PM2.30m | 1:36AM2.22m | 1:49PM2.49m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:44PM0.90m | 6:53AM0.89m | 7:29PM0.72m | 7:34AM0.70m | 8:05PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | N 8 | N 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 1180 | 959 | 951 | 944 | 776 | 766 | 702 | 5 | 1 | 581 | 529 | 481 | 439 | 414 | 322 | 264 | 220 | 186 | 157 | 131 | 102 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | N 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 26 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 5 | — | SSW 4 | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 42 | — | 14 | — | 613 | 582 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 493 | 472 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 307 | 374 | 395 | 618 | 529 | 388 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 258 | 7 | 9 |
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