
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ponta Ruiva today (11 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ponta Ruiva at 10PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ponta Ruiva. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
43 | 76 | 78 | 108 | 113 | 129 | 227 | 218 | 213 | 213 | 176 | 176 | 144 | 123 | 82 | 78 | 43 | 39 | 28 | 75 | 71 | 67 | 65 | 65 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:57AM2.51m | 1:24PM2.71m | 1:57AM2.65m | 2:19PM2.90m | 2:51AM2.76m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:40PM0.49m | 7:05AM0.45m | 7:42PM0.29m | 8:02AM0.31m | 8:38PM0.11m | 8:53AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | |
— | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
27 | 76 | 78 | 108 | 113 | 129 | 227 | 218 | 213 | 213 | 176 | 176 | 144 | 123 | 82 | 78 | 43 | 39 | 24 | 75 | 71 | 67 | 65 | 65 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | WNW 9 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 4 | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
43 | 44 | 57 | 52 | 64 | 61 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 32 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WSW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 13 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 |
8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 28 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WSW 6 | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 2 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — |
1 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 617 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 155 | 740 | 258 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 684 | 681 | 529 | 184 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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