Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vila Praia de Ancora today (26 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vila Praia de Ancora at 11PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Vila Praia de Ancora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the S by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1082 | 977 | 880 | 778 | 778 | 792 | 710 | 611 | 589 | 524 | 515 | 561 | 604 | 702 | 780 | 794 | 836 | 836 | 768 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:31PM3.11m | 3:51AM3.01m | 4:04PM3.18m | 4:25AM3.08m | 4:40PM3.16m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:42PM0.04m | 9:53AM0.09m | 10:15PM-0.01m | 10:28AM0.04m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 1082 | 977 | 880 | 778 | 778 | 792 | 710 | 611 | 589 | 524 | 515 | 561 | 604 | 702 | 780 | 794 | 836 | 836 | 768 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NW 18 | NNW 18 | NW 17 | NW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 30 | 45 | 65 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | S 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 90 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 90 | 32 | 15 |
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