
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ponta Ruiva today (29 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ponta Ruiva at 9PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ponta Ruiva. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | WNW 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
83 | 152 | 46 | 39 | 131 | 44 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 54 | 86 | 126 | 108 | 97 | 62 | 49 | 52 | 69 | 84 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:23PM2.74m | 3:42AM2.53m | 3:55PM2.82m | 4:14AM2.57m | 4:28PM2.86m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:35PM0.34m | 9:38AM0.36m | 10:08PM0.28m | 10:10AM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | WNW 10 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 |
83 | 43 | 46 | 35 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 36 | — | 35 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 33 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | ESE 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | E 6 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | N 8 | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — |
23 | 2 | 21 | 39 | — | 1 | 17 | 26 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | SE 4 | WNW 9 | W 7 | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — |
2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 9 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 |
18 | 152 | 18 | 27 | 131 | 44 | 33 | 19 | 28 | 54 | 86 | 126 | 108 | 97 | 62 | 49 | 52 | 69 | 84 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 617 | 345 | 80 | 124 | 96 | 50 | 99 | 617 | 754 | 396 | 514 | 396 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 888 | 770 | 388 | 184 |
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