Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ponta Ruiva today (13 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ponta Ruiva at 11PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ponta Ruiva. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Mon 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 954 | 811 | 780 | 683 | 490 | 366 | 353 | 344 | 319 | 277 | 240 | 188 | 164 | 127 | 105 | 86 | 83 | 64 | 60 | 89 | 97 | 105 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 4:29PM2.27m | 4:44AM2.43m | 5:10PM2.12m | 5:29AM2.29m | 6:00PM1.99m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:22PM0.68m | 10:59AM0.69m | 11:02PM0.81m | 11:47AM0.83m | 11:51PM0.93m | |||||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  | | |  | |  |  | |  | |  | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 |
 | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 833 | 695 | 471 | 379 | 490 | 366 | 198 | 198 | 156 | 277 | 240 | 188 | 164 | 127 | 105 | 86 | 83 | 57 | 57 | 89 | 94 | 99 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 954 | 811 | 780 | 683 | 331 | 247 | 57 | 28 | 29 | 153 | 147 | 106 | 98 | 71 | 75 | 70 | 68 | 64 | 60 | 57 | 78 | 105 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | — | — | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 24 | 40 | 10 | — | — | 17 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 32 | 50 | 57 | 56 | 71 | 97 | 56 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 353 | 344 | 319 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 617 | 418 | 21 | 119 | 67 | 33 | 40 | 418 | 258 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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