
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vila Praia de Ancora today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vila Praia de Ancora at 5AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Vila Praia de Ancora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 8 | NW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
595 | 441 | 347 | 308 | 251 | 241 | 109 | 100 | 73 | 46 | 45 | 62 | 86 | 169 | 161 | 171 | 134 | 67 | 58 | 98 | 96 | 88 | 84 | 134 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:02AM2.89m | 3:16PM3.24m | 3:41AM3.01m | 3:55PM3.31m | 4:18AM3.06m | 4:32PM3.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:01AM0.17m | 9:32PM-0.04m | 9:41AM0.05m | 10:09PM-0.08m | 10:18AM0.01m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | W 7 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | W 6 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 10 |
595 | 441 | 347 | 308 | 251 | 17 | 109 | 100 | 73 | 46 | 45 | 62 | 86 | 3 | 3 | 171 | 134 | 47 | 58 | 98 | 96 | 88 | 84 | 120 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | NW 9 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | W 7 | SW 15 | S 15 | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 16 | NW 9 | W 9 |
22 | 33 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 4 | — | — | 67 | 36 | 54 | 33 | 41 | 65 | 57 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | — | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | SW 13 | NNW 9 | SW 13 | NW 15 | NW 15 |
16 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 9 | — | 10 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 82 | 134 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | NNW 10 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 8 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | — | — |
283 | — | — | — | — | 241 | 23 | 45 | 47 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 169 | 161 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 192 | 192 | 133 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 239 | 249 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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