Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ponta Ruiva today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ponta Ruiva at 11AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ponta Ruiva. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 37°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
383 | 129 | 129 | 211 | 196 | 126 | 125 | 93 | 122 | 122 | 104 | 75 | 47 | 36 | 47 | 47 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 44 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:27PM2.56m | 6:53AM2.45m | 7:22PM2.33m | 7:54AM2.29m | 8:37PM2.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:10PM0.41m | 00:34AM0.50m | 1:01PM0.59m | 1:28AM0.71m | 2:10PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 31 | 28 | 37 | 35 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 34 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | NW 9 | NW 7 | NW 8 | SW 15 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | WNW 8 |
21 | 129 | 100 | 211 | 9 | 27 | 29 | 93 | 122 | 122 | 104 | 75 | 47 | 34 | 31 | 22 | 26 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 25 | 44 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | NW 9 | SW 15 | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | NNW 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | ESE 6 |
21 | 21 | 129 | 9 | — | 8 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 35 | 30 | 47 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | SW 13 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
— | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 47 | 25 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 25 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 6 | — | — | NW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 |
383 | 121 | — | — | 196 | 126 | 125 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 12 | 11 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 50 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 81 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 253 | 50 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 0 |
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