Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vila Praia de Ancora today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vila Praia de Ancora at 11PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Vila Praia de Ancora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 7 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
100 | 156 | 277 | 259 | 901 | 1045 | 1051 | 1092 | 1231 | 1071 | 846 | 343 | 492 | 319 | 244 | 226 | 203 | 208 | 236 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:32PM2.96m | 3:51AM2.78m | 4:03PM3.07m | 4:22AM2.87m | 4:35PM3.13m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:45PM0.24m | 9:49AM0.26m | 10:15PM0.14m | 10:21AM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
100 | 156 | 277 | 131 | 901 | 1045 | 1051 | 1092 | 1231 | 1071 | 846 | 343 | 492 | 319 | 244 | 226 | 203 | 208 | 236 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SSW 6 | NW 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 |
47 | 41 | 117 | 259 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 284 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
58 | 46 | 19 | 156 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 90 | 80 | 4 | 32 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 90 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 97 | 90 | 0 | 0 |
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