
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vila Praia de Ancora today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Vila Praia de Ancora at 10AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Vila Praia de Ancora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
35 | 40 | 40 | 36 | 33 | 50 | 49 | 46 | 28 | 41 | 76 | 40 | 39 | 36 | 36 | 21 | 38 | 27 | 41 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:45PM3.22m | 4:16AM2.96m | 4:33PM3.32m | 5:03AM2.97m | 5:20PM3.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:27AM0.20m | 10:04PM-0.02m | 10:16AM0.12m | 10:52PM-0.08m | 11:02AM0.10m | 11:39PM-0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | 9:07 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 5 | W 5 | W 9 | W 6 | W 9 | W 6 | W 8 | WSW 5 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
35 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 49 | 46 | 14 | 14 | 76 | 16 | 39 | 15 | 36 | 9 | 38 | 27 | 41 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WNW 9 | W 9 | NNW 6 | W 9 | W 6 | W 8 | W 5 | W 8 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | SW 13 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
24 | 40 | 40 | 36 | 33 | 50 | 15 | 9 | 28 | 41 | 4 | 40 | 16 | 36 | 9 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | N 6 | SW 13 | SW 11 | S 11 |
6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 92 | 90 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 92 | 971 | 211 | 1014 | 629 |
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