Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vila Praia de Ancora today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Vila Praia de Ancora at 11AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Vila Praia de Ancora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 108 | 136 | 179 | 183 | 221 | 179 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 186 | 250 | 265 | 209 | 201 | 197 | 153 | 149 | 119 | 116 | 116 | 0 | 427 | 458 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:33PM3.26m | 4:02AM2.98m | 4:17PM3.36m | 4:43AM3.03m | 4:59PM3.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:17AM0.18m | 9:52PM-0.05m | 10:01AM0.06m | 10:34PM-0.12m | 10:42AM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | S 12 |
| kJ | 108 | 136 | 179 | 183 | 221 | 179 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 186 | 250 | 265 | 209 | 201 | 197 | 153 | 149 | 119 | 116 | 116 | — | — | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 23 | 10 | 55 | 41 | 34 | 17 | 16 | 31 | 28 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 9 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 32 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 30 | 37 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 19 | 72 | 152 | 111 | 77 | 75 | 71 | 77 | 181 | 427 | 458 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 304 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 240 | 240 | 293 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 434 | 675 | 304 | 304 |
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