Surf Forecasts:
Ancona surf forecast from 22 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period, ESE swell with 43 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ancona this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Ancona in the next 16 days are 0.9m 5s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 27) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Sat 29th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ancona over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s get into it. The 16-day window for Ancona is a real struggle, I’m not gonna lie. We’ve got a long, dry patch of nothing before the ocean even bothers to wake up. For the first week and a bit, it’s flat or just tiny, messy windswell that’s not worth paddling out for. The water temperature is sitting right around average for this time of year, so no surprises there.
The first real chance of anything rideable doesn’t show up until the morning of Friday, September 4th. That’s the standout of the whole outlook. Friday morning, the wind is light and cross-offshore from the SSE, which will keep the surface clean. The swell is coming from the ENE at 4ft, with a period of 6 seconds—that’s a short-period windswell, so it’ll be a bit bumpy and disorganized, but it’s the most energy we’ve seen all forecast. The combined energy hits 150 (moderate), so there’s definitely some push. This is a beginner-friendly point break, and 4ft is fine for most abilities. It’s a bit on the weaker side for the area, but it’s surfable. The swell direction is from the ENE, and the optimum here is ESE, so it’s a little off, but not terrible. Crowds are sometimes an issue here, so you might have a few others out.
The rest of the forecast is a wasteland. After that Friday morning window, Saturday the 5th drops back to tiny, short-period junk, and by Sunday the 6th, it’s flat again. Monday the 7th morning has a tiny 2ft glassy bump, but it’s just not enough to get excited about.
So, the takeaway is: if you’re desperate for a paddle, Friday morning, September 4th, is your only real shot. The rest is a write-off. It’s a tough run for Ancona, but that’s the way it goes sometimes.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 38°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 5 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | SE 3 | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 |
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 kJ | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:50PM0.43m | 1:30PM0.43m | 1:27PM0.44m | 9:16PM0.38m | 1:30PM0.44m | 10:23PM0.37m | 1:36PM0.44m | 11:17PM0.37m | 1:43PM0.45m | 00:06AM0.36m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 4:00AM0.12m | 4:35AM0.10m | 5:06AM0.09m | 6:53PM0.37m | 5:33AM0.09m | 6:58PM0.35m | 5:59AM0.09m | 7:15PM0.32m | 6:22AM0.11m | 7:38PM0.29m | |||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
 | 7:59 | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 38 | 34 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 36 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | NNE 3 | — | NNE 4 | N 4 | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 5 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | ESE 3 | SW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 247 | 260 | 1366 | 1161 | 1198 | 1521 | 762 | 656 | 1463 | 1251 | 229 | 1189 | 756 | 841 | 1269 | 762 | 647 | 1367 | 440 |
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