Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vila Praia de Ancora today (10 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vila Praia de Ancora at 9PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 10). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Vila Praia de Ancora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 313 | 251 | 231 | 307 | 241 | 355 | 411 | 465 | 442 | 544 | 479 | 579 | 1001 | 1447 | 1510 | 1398 | 1252 | 1027 | 869 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:31PM3.13m | 3:50AM3.04m | 4:06PM3.08m | 4:23AM3.03m | 4:40PM2.98m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:40PM0.05m | 9:54AM0.09m | 10:12PM0.11m | 10:28AM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 313 | 251 | 231 | 307 | 241 | 216 | 411 | 465 | 442 | 544 | 479 | 579 | 1001 | 1447 | 1510 | 1398 | 1252 | 1027 | 869 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 11 | NNW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 24 | 87 | 209 | 355 | 176 | 138 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 14 | WNW 13 | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 48 | 35 | — | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 23 | 40 | 39 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 156 | 116 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 90 | 90 | 86 | 0 |
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