Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vila Praia de Ancora today (15 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Vila Praia de Ancora at 11PM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Nov) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Vila Praia de Ancora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun night, strong winds from the S by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wed 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1009 | 977 | 783 | 952 | 900 | 646 | 367 | 418 | 758 | 1709 | 1182 | 2208 | 1391 | 1277 | 1005 | 799 | 872 | 1853 | 3314 | 4604 | 6519 | 8187 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 6:34PM2.12m | 6:57AM2.31m | 7:35PM2.03m | 8:01AM2.24m | 8:47PM2.02m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:25PM0.86m | 00:29AM0.96m | 1:23PM0.96m | 1:30AM1.06m | 2:31PM0.99m | 2:43AM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 |
 | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | 5:12 |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | NNW 9 | WSW 9 | N 15 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 1009 | 977 | 783 | 952 | 900 | 646 | 367 | 321 | 425 | 8 | 1182 | 4 | 1391 | 1277 | 1005 | 799 | 872 | 1853 | 3314 | 4604 | 6519 | 8187 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | N 9 | WNW 11 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 9 | NW 9 | N 16 | N 15 | N 15 | — | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 49 | 2 | 161 | 236 | 268 | 160 | 96 | 101 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | — | NW 14 | — | — | — | — | NNW 9 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | 54 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 9 | S 7 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | 223 | 418 | 758 | 1709 | 427 | 2208 | 816 | 591 | 296 | 314 | 223 | 134 | 140 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 169 | 90 | 70 | 100 | 102 | 166 | 236 | 262 | 236 | 236 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 237 | 237 | 237 | 361 | 274 | 236 | 381 | 534 | 268 |
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