Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vila Praia de Ancora today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vila Praia de Ancora at 2PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Vila Praia de Ancora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, light winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 9 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 105 | 44 | 53 | 67 | 52 | 68 | 51 | 37 | 25 | 35 | 105 | 197 | 113 | 198 | 258 | 366 | 314 | 284 | 220 | 177 | 173 | 125 | 180 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:25PM2.61m | 2:47AM2.49m | 2:59PM2.80m | 3:19AM2.65m | 3:32PM2.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:09AM0.75m | 8:41PM0.58m | 8:45AM0.56m | 9:14PM0.40m | 9:18AM0.39m | 9:45PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 9 | NW 9 | S 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 |
| kJ | 105 | 44 | 53 | 67 | 52 | 68 | 51 | 37 | 25 | 12 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 198 | 258 | 366 | 314 | 284 | 220 | 177 | 173 | 125 | 180 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | W 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SW 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 38 | 35 | 26 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 16 | 29 | 99 | 117 | 114 | 111 | 82 | 77 | 123 | 126 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | NNW 4 | N 6 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NW 8 | SW 12 | — | — | — | SW 11 | NW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 7 | 35 | 105 | 197 | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 23 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 32 | 4 | 90 | 90 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 151 | 166 | 166 | 512 | 90 | 90 | 4 | 4 | 100 | 100 | 97 | 100 | 90 | 4 | 4 |
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