Surf Forecasts:
Ancona surf forecast from 17 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 25 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period, SE swell with 14 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ancona this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Ancona in the next 16 days are 0.6m 4s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 25) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Monday (Aug 24) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Tue 25th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 4s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ancona over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you about Ancona. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim for surf. We're in for a long, quiet stretch. The first few days have tiny, weak, poor-quality waves that are barely rideable. The combined energy is very low, often just a measly 1 or 2. It's not until the morning of Wednesday the 26th of August that we finally see a tiny bump in energy, but it's still not good. Then we hit another dry spell from the 31st of August right through to the end of the forecast on the 2nd of September, with zero surf energy at all. That's a blank run of about 3 days. It's not unusual for this area to go flat, but this is a particularly long stretch of nothingness.
The standout moment, if you can call it that, comes on the morning of Wednesday the 26th of August. The swell picks up a little to 2ft from the NNE, with a combined energy of 28 – still weak, but the best we get. The wind is light and cross-shore from the NW, which will keep things clean. This is an exposed point break that needs an ESE swell to be at its best, so the direction is off, but for a bit of small, clean fun on a longboard, this is your only real window. Don't expect much.
The water temperature is about average for the time of year.
There’s just nothing to get excited about here. For a proper surf, you’d need to look elsewhere. The whole period is a washout.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:56AM0.26m | 3:39PM0.45m | 3:49PM0.44m | 3:53PM0.44m | 3:44PM0.43m | 2:51PM0.42m | 1:50PM0.43m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:10PM0.21m | 7:44AM0.24m | 00:10AM0.20m | 1:21AM0.18m | 2:28AM0.16m | 3:19AM0.14m | 4:00AM0.12m | 4:35AM0.10m | |||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — |
 | 8:07 | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:57 | — |
mm | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 24 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | ESE 4 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | — | — | E 4 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 220 | 221 | 439 | 379 | 402 | 584 | 510 | 421 | 1205 | 264 | 260 | 435 | 346 | 532 | 605 | 220 | 227 | 584 | 1189 |
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The above surf forecast table for Ancona provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Ancona can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Ancona surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Ancona) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
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