
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ponta Ruiva today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ponta Ruiva at 4PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ponta Ruiva. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
42 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 37 | 36 | 28 | 27 | 49 | 43 | 76 | 78 | 96 | 127 | 137 | 188 | 180 | 176 | 172 | 144 | 144 | 119 | 74 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 11:17AM2.35m | 11:49PM2.39m | 12:24PM2.51m | 00:57AM2.51m | 1:24PM2.71m | 1:57AM2.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:30PM0.66m | 6:02AM0.57m | 6:40PM0.49m | 7:05AM0.45m | 7:42PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | 8:55 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 |
41 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 37 | 36 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 76 | 78 | 96 | 127 | 137 | 188 | 180 | 176 | 172 | 144 | 144 | 119 | 74 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | N 4 | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | W 7 |
— | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 44 | 57 | 52 | 64 | 61 | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 12 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 5 | WSW 5 | NNW 4 | SW 15 | NNW 4 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 14 | — | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 18 |
— | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 49 | 43 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 8 | — | 12 | 7 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | WSW 4 | — | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 6 | NW 5 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
42 | 33 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 32 | 33 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 612 | 617 | 181 | 528 | 509 | 124 | 124 | 139 | 146 | 82 | 617 | 509 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 617 | 258 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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