
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ponta Ruiva today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ponta Ruiva at 11AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Ponta Ruiva. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 23 | 38 | 64 | 107 | 87 | 49 | 38 | 37 | 41 | 56 | 66 | 62 | 62 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 45 | 51 | 55 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:30PM3.08m | 5:59AM2.65m | 6:16PM2.92m | 6:44AM2.52m | 7:01PM2.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:10AM0.17m | 11:49PM0.09m | 11:54AM0.28m | 00:33AM0.26m | 12:39PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 10 | WNW 7 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
24 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | S 14 | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NW 8 | W 7 | W 9 | NW 10 | — | NNW 9 |
4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | — | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | N 11 | W 10 | NW 8 | NW 10 | S 18 | — | — |
— | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 23 | 38 | 64 | 107 | 87 | 49 | 38 | 37 | 41 | 56 | 66 | 62 | 62 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 45 | 51 | 55 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 182 | 246 | 726 | 1212 | 1212 | 726 | 726 | 380 | 50 | 50 | 325 | 1192 | 888 | 728 | 479 | 396 | 247 | 246 | 388 | 657 | 728 | 514 | 396 |
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