Surf Forecasts:
Ancona surf forecast from 16 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 20 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period, ESE swell with 22 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ancona this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Ancona in the next 16 days are 0.7m 5s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 20) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Monday (Aug 17) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Thu 20th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ancona over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you. Looking at the next couple of weeks, it’s a pretty quiet stretch for our stretch of coast. We’ve got a long run of small, weak, and messy conditions before things start to show a little life. Don’t get too amped just yet, though, because the best of it is still a ways off and it’s not exactly going to be epic.
The first real surfable waves don't show up until the morning of Thursday, August 27th. That’s more than a week of flatness and dribble to get through. The swell comes up a touch to 4.6ft from the NNE with a short, weak 6-second period. The energy reading jumps to 123, which is a sign of the first moderate pulse of the window. The morning wind is light and cross-offshore from the W, so it should be clean, but this is a short-period swell and it’s coming from the north, which isn’t the ideal ESE direction for Ancona. The afternoon looks to get chopped up as the wind swings onshore.
Friday the 28th still has some waves, around 3.6ft from the NE, but the period is still short at 5 seconds, and the energy drops back to 84. The morning looks clean again with the light W cross-offshore wind, but it's still pretty average. After that, it fades away quickly back to almost nothing for the last couple of days.
So, here’s the honest take: this isn't a period with any true standout days. The best on offer is the morning of Thursday the 27th, where we finally get a bit of size and clean conditions, but it's not going to be world-class. The energy is moderate and the swell direction is poor for our coastline, and that short period will keep things a bit lumpy. It’s more of a “get wet for an hour” kind of day than a “call in sick” day. The water is a balmy 84°F in the early part of the period, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, so at least it’ll be comfortable out there.
Keep your expectations low, watch the forecasts, and maybe save your energy for the next proper groundswell.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed night, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 3 | — | E 2 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 5 |
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 kJ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | off | off | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 3:12PM0.47m | 2:42AM0.29m | 3:27PM0.46m | 3:56AM0.26m | 3:39PM0.45m | 3:49PM0.44m | 3:53PM0.44m | 3:44PM0.43m | 2:51PM0.42m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:18PM0.23m | 7:59AM0.20m | 11:10PM0.21m | 7:44AM0.24m | 00:10AM0.20m | 1:21AM0.18m | 2:28AM0.16m | 3:19AM0.14m | 4:00AM0.12m | ||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 25 | 30 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 3 | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | ESE 5 | E 6 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | — | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 2 | — | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 3 | — | E 2 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | ESE 4 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 926 | 1307 | 510 | 379 | 1416 | 220 | 221 | 633 | 379 | 379 | 563 | 379 | 247 | 1307 | 264 | 261 | 1307 | 429 | 1161 | 1211 | 260 |
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