Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vila Praia de Ancora today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vila Praia de Ancora at 3AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Vila Praia de Ancora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 835 | 809 | 689 | 620 | 538 | 1350 | 1815 | 2191 | 2513 | 2555 | 2320 | 2061 | 1913 | 1628 | 1572 | 1399 | 1846 | 2005 | 2278 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:06AM2.09m | 12:20PM2.35m | 00:54AM2.29m | 1:05PM2.55m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:54PM0.97m | 6:04AM1.00m | 6:43PM0.77m | 6:53AM0.80m | 7:22PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 835 | 809 | 689 | 620 | 538 | 1350 | 1815 | 2191 | 2513 | 2555 | 2320 | 2061 | 1913 | 1628 | 1572 | 1399 | 1846 | 2005 | 2278 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 13 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 15 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 295 | 6 | — | — | — | 458 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 224 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | NW 5 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 7 | — | 25 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 236 | 80 | 101 | 185 | 116 | 86 | 236 | 236 | 86 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 236 | 236 | 94 | 127 |
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