
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vila Praia de Ancora today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vila Praia de Ancora at 2PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Vila Praia de Ancora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 8 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
380 | 437 | 520 | 551 | 533 | 533 | 433 | 369 | 350 | 228 | 165 | 162 | 137 | 100 | 79 | 77 | 59 | 42 | 53 | 84 | 127 | 434 | 450 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:08PM3.15m | 5:26AM2.97m | 5:43PM2.96m | 6:00AM2.84m | 6:18PM2.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:54AM0.05m | 11:16PM0.09m | 11:30AM0.17m | 11:49PM0.28m | 12:05PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 19 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 8 | NW 9 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
380 | 437 | 520 | 551 | 533 | 533 | 433 | 369 | 350 | 228 | 165 | 162 | 137 | 100 | 79 | 77 | 59 | 34 | 40 | 69 | 119 | 97 | 94 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | W 8 | NW 9 | — | — | — |
86 | 41 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 49 | 33 | 69 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 61 | 59 | 57 | 54 | 42 | 34 | 28 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | NW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | S 11 | — | — | W 13 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — |
15 | 20 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 53 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | 127 | 434 | 450 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 479 | 239 | 275 | 304 |
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