Surf Forecasts:
Ancona surf forecast from 4 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 11 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period, N swell with 28 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ancona this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Ancona in the next 16 days are 0.8m 5s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 11) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 5s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 06) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Fri 11th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ancona over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s get into it.
To be straight with you, the next couple of weeks are looking pretty bleak for a wave around here. We’ve got a long stretch of tiny, weak surf and onshore slop that’ll have you checking your watch more than the horizon. It’s one of those spells where the ocean just seems to be catching its breath. We’re talking about a solid week to ten days with nothing worth paddling out for. The first few days have barely a ripple, with swell heights stuck around the 0.7ft to 1ft mark and periods of only 3 or 4 seconds – just not enough push to do anything with.
There’s a slight bump of energy on the 11th with a 3ft north-northeast swell and a 5-second period, but even that’s not going to be rideable for most. It gets a bit messy with cross-onshore winds in the afternoon, so it’s a pass. The middle of the month continues along the same lines, with a bit of a pulse on the 13th but it’s straight onshore and junky. Then, from the 14th into the 15th, the wind really pipes up, hitting 22 mph from the northeast – that’s not surf conditions, that’s a washing machine.
Now, don’t get me wrong, it’s not all doom and gloom. There is one light at the end of the tunnel. It’s a long way off, so keep the salt in your veins, but on the 16th of September we finally see a real swell. It’s a short-period ENE pulse that jumps up to 8ft with a secondary swell at 5ft. The energy’s swinging at 621, which is a proper kick in the pants. The winds are looking cross-offshore out of the WNW, which could set up some glassy, clean lines at Ancona. It’s still a week and a half away so I wouldn’t book the time off work just yet, but it’s the only true standout on the whole board. That size of swell is not for beginners, you’ll want your wits about you, but for the experienced crew, it could be the one to make the most of. After that little burst, it fades back down pretty quickly.
So yeah, there’s nothing for a while, that’s the honest truth. But that one day on the 16th has some potential written all over it. We’ll have to keep an eye on it.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 5 | NW 2 | NNW 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | SSE 2 | — | E 3 | ENE 4 | NNE 5 | E 4 | N 4 |
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 kJ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | off | cross-off | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | on | cross-off | cross-off | on | off | off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 3:10PM0.45m | 3:00PM0.44m | 1:01PM0.43m | 12:28PM0.44m | 7:35PM0.37m | 12:29PM0.45m | 9:43PM0.36m | 12:39PM0.45m | 10:55PM0.36m | 12:52PM0.46m | 11:53PM0.35m | ||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:30AM0.12m | 2:45AM0.11m | 3:43AM0.09m | 6:26PM0.37m | 6:14PM0.33m | 5:07AM0.10m | 6:36PM0.29m | 5:40AM0.12m | 7:04PM0.26m | ||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NNE 5 | N 5 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 8 | 12 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | E 5 | E 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | ENE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | SSE 2 | — | E 3 | — | — | — | N 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 572 | 1232 | 1184 | 1174 | 1174 | 1154 | 1162 | 1198 | 1232 | 926 | 1205 | 1174 | 1174 | 1174 | 440 | 263 | 904 | 129 | 220 | 1232 | 224 |
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