
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vila Praia de Ancora today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vila Praia de Ancora at 5PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Vila Praia de Ancora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1601 | 1513 | 1280 | 1077 | 922 | 812 | 787 | 715 | 669 | 578 | 568 | 441 | 360 | 347 | 297 | 224 | 559 | 1018 | 1588 | 1409 | 1222 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:51PM2.61m | 2:14AM2.52m | 2:25PM2.81m | 2:47AM2.71m | 2:58PM2.99m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:37AM0.75m | 8:07PM0.54m | 8:13AM0.54m | 8:39PM0.34m | 8:46AM0.35m | 9:10PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 23 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 |
1601 | 1513 | 1280 | 1077 | 922 | 812 | 787 | 715 | 669 | 578 | 568 | 441 | 360 | 347 | 297 | 224 | 231 | 1018 | 1588 | 1409 | 1222 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NNW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | NW 20 | WNW 18 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 |
63 | 32 | 23 | 31 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 98 | 559 | 8 | 133 | 160 | 125 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 10 | — | — | — | W 11 | — | S 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | NW 22 | W 8 | WNW 13 | W 8 | — | — | — |
— | 75 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 5 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 10 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 226 | 16 | 22 | 52 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 116 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 90 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 228 | 321 | 237 | 86 |
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