Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ponta Ruiva today (25 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ponta Ruiva at 9PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ponta Ruiva. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri night, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 224 | 424 | 567 | 704 | 856 | 885 | 1273 | 1220 | 1069 | 1053 | 925 | 706 | 695 | 614 | 614 | 603 | 666 | 603 | 593 |
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-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 2:21PM2.86m | 2:43AM2.76m | 2:54PM2.97m | 3:15AM2.87m | 3:28PM3.03m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:34PM0.15m | 8:42AM0.19m | 9:05PM0.04m | 9:16AM0.09m | 9:38PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 224 | 162 | 567 | 704 | 856 | 885 | 1273 | 1220 | 1069 | 1053 | 925 | 706 | 695 | 614 | 614 | 603 | 666 | 603 | 593 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 6 | NNW 6 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 203 | 424 | 127 | 82 | 49 | 51 | 40 | 26 | 43 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 40 | 30 | 18 | 49 | 49 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | S 13 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | NW 5 | N 19 | NW 18 |
| kJ | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 34 | 24 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 41 | 38 | 56 | 124 | 150 | 118 | 80 | 56 | — | 28 | 27 | 33 | 49 | — | — | — | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 181 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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