Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vila Praia de Ancora today (24 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vila Praia de Ancora at 10PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Vila Praia de Ancora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 62mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 9 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
650 | 463 | 267 | 147 | 105 | 46 | 53 | 67 | 66 | 68 | 70 | 55 | 40 | 21 | 57 | 171 | 259 | 242 | 258 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:45PM2.41m | 2:11AM2.32m | 2:25PM2.61m | 2:47AM2.49m | 2:59PM2.80m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:04PM0.77m | 8:09AM0.75m | 8:41PM0.58m | 8:45AM0.56m | 9:14PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 9 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
4 | 463 | 267 | 147 | 105 | 46 | 53 | 67 | 66 | 68 | 70 | 55 | 40 | 21 | 5 | 19 | 259 | 242 | 258 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 7 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | W 7 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 6 | NW 8 | S 12 | WNW 8 |
— | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 42 | 26 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | NNW 4 | N 6 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 12 | W 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | W 9 |
— | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | — | — | — |
650 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 13 | 57 | 171 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 86 | 106 | 0 | 4 | 92 | 70 | 100 | 90 | 90 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 33 | 166 | 102 | 512 | 100 | 4 |
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