Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vila Praia de Ancora today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Vila Praia de Ancora at 8PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Vila Praia de Ancora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 92 | 78 | 92 | 59 | 170 | 714 | 686 | 577 | 449 | 386 | 383 | 295 | 440 | 440 | 433 | 448 | 408 | 418 | 464 | 294 | 183 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:35AM2.10m | 00:24AM2.00m | 12:52PM2.22m | 1:27AM2.15m | 1:45PM2.41m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:08PM1.11m | 6:28AM1.11m | 7:17PM0.96m | 7:27AM0.94m | 8:04PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  | |  |  |  |  | | | | |  | |  | | | | | |
 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | NNW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 92 | 78 | 92 | 59 | 170 | 714 | 686 | 577 | 449 | 386 | 383 | 295 | 440 | 440 | 433 | 448 | 408 | 418 | 5 | 294 | 183 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | N 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SSW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | SW 13 | N 7 | N 6 |
| kJ | 65 | 41 | 38 | 24 | 112 | 44 | 25 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 49 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | NNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | NNW 8 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | SW 13 | W 8 |
| kJ | 40 | 39 | 20 | 32 | 59 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 7 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 464 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 90 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 70 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 86 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 |
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