
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ponta Ruiva today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ponta Ruiva at 6PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ponta Ruiva. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
30 | 30 | 35 | 38 | 109 | 123 | 120 | 93 | 81 | 88 | 93 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 77 | 54 | 52 | 54 | 31 | 31 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:31AM2.37m | 7:49PM2.46m | 8:21AM2.23m | 8:44PM2.23m | 9:20AM2.12m | 9:49PM2.06m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:27PM0.63m | 2:03AM0.65m | 2:21PM0.80m | 2:56AM0.83m | 3:27PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||
6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 22 | 29 | 27 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | N 10 |
12 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | W 7 | NW 9 | N 9 | S 13 | — | — | — | S 13 |
7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
30 | 30 | 35 | 38 | 109 | 123 | 120 | 93 | 81 | 88 | 93 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 77 | 54 | 52 | 54 | 21 | 28 | 31 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 184 | 822 | 617 | 617 | 363 | 184 | 81 | 50 | 81 | 822 | 851 | 388 | 81 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 81 | 747 | 721 | 661 | 377 |
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