Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vila Praia de Ancora today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vila Praia de Ancora at 4PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Vila Praia de Ancora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 88 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 66 | 46 | 18 | 12 | 25 | 52 | 66 | 65 | 62 | 80 | 80 | 75 | 228 | 322 | 459 | 500 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:18AM2.60m | 7:37PM2.54m | 7:59AM2.41m | 8:23PM2.27m | 8:51AM2.23m | 9:24PM2.06m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:21PM0.58m | 1:43AM0.69m | 2:07PM0.81m | 2:28AM0.92m | 3:05PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 88 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 66 | 46 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 52 | 66 | 65 | 62 | 80 | 80 | 73 | 54 | 56 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 10 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 58 | 56 | 51 | 7 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | NW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 75 | 228 | 322 | 459 | 500 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 90 | 127 | 80 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 43 | 90 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 106 | 236 | 106 |
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