Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ponta Ruiva today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ponta Ruiva at 2AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ponta Ruiva. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu night, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed night, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 117 | 136 | 133 | 156 | 137 | 137 | 140 | 165 | 153 | 67 | 100 | 121 | 183 | 222 | 284 | 429 | 681 | 667 | 604 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:39AM2.40m | 12:53PM2.73m | 1:25AM2.60m | 1:38PM2.88m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:29PM0.45m | 6:41AM0.55m | 7:16PM0.26m | 7:27AM0.37m | 7:56PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 117 | 136 | 133 | 156 | 137 | 137 | 140 | 165 | 153 | 64 | 63 | 59 | — | 222 | 284 | 429 | 681 | 667 | 604 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NNW 12 | ESE 4 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | NW 9 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 31 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | W 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | — | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 6 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | 67 | 100 | 121 | 183 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 181 | 181 | 50 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
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