
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vila Praia de Ancora today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vila Praia de Ancora at 10AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 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 30°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 11 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 16 | W 15 | WNW 14 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
127 | 190 | 79 | 336 | 495 | 581 | 574 | 555 | 486 | 396 | 332 | 292 | 212 | 346 | 544 | 694 | 799 | 980 | 985 | 833 | 693 | 838 | 745 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:50AM2.33m | 10:46PM2.19m | 11:26AM2.39m | 00:18AM2.29m | 12:45PM2.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:19PM0.87m | 4:56AM0.95m | 5:59PM0.77m | 6:24AM0.81m | 7:13PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 17 |
Feels °C | 27 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 15 | WNW 14 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
127 | 190 | 73 | 176 | 495 | 581 | 574 | 555 | 486 | 396 | 332 | 292 | 212 | 163 | 544 | 694 | 799 | 980 | 985 | 833 | 693 | 838 | 745 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NW 15 | WNW 9 | NW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 18 | WNW 16 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | — | — | — | — |
9 | 36 | 65 | 336 | 124 | 101 | 73 | 64 | 96 | 90 | 84 | 90 | 156 | 346 | 139 | 94 | 71 | 54 | 46 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | 7 | 79 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 9 | NW 4 | NW 5 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 127 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 115 | 32 | 61 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 137 | 293 | 137 | 86 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 321 | 291 | 230 | 86 |
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