Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vila Praia de Ancora today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vila Praia de Ancora at 4AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Vila Praia de Ancora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 159 | 357 | 471 | 1326 | 1756 | 2534 | 2903 | 2822 | 2238 | 1730 | 1417 | 1286 | 1092 | 990 | 846 | 805 | 855 | 840 | 726 | 574 | 564 | 505 | 487 | 478 |
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 | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:59AM2.25m | 8:35PM2.00m | 9:11AM2.08m | 10:10PM1.88m | 10:54AM2.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:36AM0.96m | 2:18PM1.03m | 2:34AM1.15m | 3:44PM1.18m | 4:13AM1.25m | 5:35PM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 28 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | SW 16 | NW 9 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 159 | 10 | 471 | 1326 | 1756 | 2534 | 2903 | 2822 | 2238 | 1730 | 1417 | 1286 | 1092 | 990 | 846 | 805 | 855 | 840 | 726 | 574 | 564 | 505 | 487 | 478 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 10 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | WNW 16 | — | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 24 | — | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | N 4 |
| kJ | 141 | 357 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 240 | 304 | 248 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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