
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vila Praia de Ancora today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vila Praia de Ancora at 5AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Vila Praia de Ancora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 8 | NW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
358 | 349 | 228 | 237 | 260 | 520 | 453 | 358 | 247 | 499 | 394 | 333 | 290 | 241 | 296 | 78 | 48 | 32 | 55 | 65 | 86 | 55 | 5 | 136 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:18AM2.71m | 2:33PM3.08m | 3:02AM2.89m | 3:16PM3.24m | 3:41AM3.01m | 3:55PM3.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:18AM0.35m | 8:52PM0.08m | 9:01AM0.17m | 9:32PM-0.04m | 9:41AM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 11 | WNW 8 | NNW 12 | NW 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | W 7 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 8 | — |
— | 18 | 153 | 92 | 90 | 60 | 14 | 65 | 247 | 499 | 394 | 333 | 290 | 10 | 12 | 78 | 48 | 32 | 55 | 65 | 86 | 55 | 5 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 10 | — | NW 11 | N 13 | — | W 13 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — |
— | 14 | — | 43 | 3 | — | 3 | 62 | 151 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 14 | — | — | — | W 13 | W 8 | NW 10 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 11 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 8 | S 15 | — |
— | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 33 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 2 | — | 8 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NNW 7 | — | — | — | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
358 | 349 | 228 | 237 | 260 | 520 | 453 | 358 | — | 178 | — | — | — | 241 | 296 | 108 | 100 | 56 | 28 | 17 | 18 | 42 | 119 | 136 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 33 | 0 | 32 | 304 | 304 | 248 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 234 | 192 | 133 | 33 | 33 | 14 | 0 | 240 | 239 | 239 | 0 |
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