Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ponta Ruiva today (27 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ponta Ruiva at 9PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ponta Ruiva. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 603 | 666 | 655 | 461 | 437 | 429 | 422 | 375 | 414 | 437 | 561 | 634 | 551 | 486 | 478 | 406 | 350 | 314 | 228 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:28PM3.03m | 3:49AM2.93m | 4:04PM3.01m | 4:24AM2.92m | 4:43PM2.91m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:38PM-0.01m | 9:51AM0.05m | 10:12PM0.03m | 10:29AM0.08m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 603 | 666 | 655 | 461 | 437 | 429 | 422 | 375 | 414 | 437 | 561 | 634 | 551 | 486 | 478 | 406 | 350 | 314 | 228 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | ESE 5 | NNW 11 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | W 5 |
| kJ | 68 | 45 | 33 | 18 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | N 19 | NW 18 | NNW 18 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | S 14 | ESE 5 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | — | — | NNW 5 | — | — | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 19 | — | — | 33 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 258 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 529 |
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