Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vila Praia de Ancora today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vila Praia de Ancora at 8PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Vila Praia de Ancora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1694 | 1597 | 1379 | 1141 | 973 | 823 | 705 | 596 | 573 | 573 | 588 | 666 | 616 | 523 | 441 | 369 | 322 | 259 | 545 | 1342 | 1465 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:40PM2.98m | 4:55AM2.97m | 5:13PM2.82m | 5:27AM2.85m | 5:47PM2.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:28AM0.13m | 10:43PM0.22m | 11:02AM0.23m | 11:14PM0.37m | 11:37AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 1694 | 1597 | 1379 | 1141 | 973 | 823 | 705 | 596 | 573 | 573 | 588 | 666 | 616 | 523 | 441 | 369 | 322 | 259 | 545 | 1342 | 1465 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 14 | WNW 9 | S 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 48 | 64 | 40 | 40 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 64 | 211 | 248 | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 17 | N 8 | SW 12 | NW 11 | S 12 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 30 | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 90 | 90 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 236 | 230 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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