Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vila Praia de Ancora today (14 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vila Praia de Ancora at 10PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Vila Praia de Ancora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 682 | 1321 | 1594 | 1450 | 1290 | 1290 | 1368 | 1412 | 2090 | 2200 | 2202 | 1989 | 1930 | 1730 | 1625 | 1216 | 861 | 647 | 769 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:47PM2.63m | 6:01AM2.69m | 6:24PM2.42m | 6:39AM2.50m | 7:05PM2.21m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:46PM0.55m | 12:13PM0.57m | 00:21AM0.74m | 12:54PM0.78m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 14 |
| kJ | 682 | 1321 | 1594 | 1450 | 1290 | 1290 | 1368 | 1412 | 2090 | 2200 | 2202 | 1989 | 1930 | 1730 | 1625 | 1216 | 861 | 647 | 769 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | SW 11 | — | — | — | NW 13 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 13 | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 259 | 5 | — | — | — | 479 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 250 | — | 248 | 430 | 504 | 569 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 102 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | — | — | 7 | 6 | 19 | 44 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 137 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 86 | 137 | 137 | 86 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 86 | 106 | 324 | 19 |
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