Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vila Praia de Ancora today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vila Praia de Ancora at 6AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Vila Praia de Ancora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 6 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1053 | 1286 | 1229 | 1088 | 939 | 939 | 555 | 486 | 435 | 427 | 320 | 315 | 241 | 180 | 147 | 117 | 89 | 56 | 41 | 123 | 302 | 487 | 636 | 857 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:25AM2.31m | 8:00PM2.02m | 8:30AM2.15m | 9:22PM1.91m | 10:00AM2.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:02AM0.94m | 1:47PM0.98m | 1:57AM1.10m | 3:02PM1.12m | 3:20AM1.20m | 4:39PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 1053 | 1286 | 1229 | 1088 | 939 | 939 | 555 | 486 | 435 | 427 | 320 | 315 | 241 | 180 | 147 | 77 | 82 | 50 | 41 | 33 | 302 | 487 | 636 | 857 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | W 11 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 5 | N 5 | W 11 | W 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 18 | NNW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 497 | 341 | 26 | 25 | 177 | — | 64 | 100 | 87 | 77 | 62 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 117 | 89 | 56 | 40 | 123 | 45 | 40 | 37 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 13 | N 13 | W 11 | W 11 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NNW 10 | N 12 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 29 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 53 | 109 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 234 | 232 | 32 |
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