Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vila Praia de Ancora today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vila Praia de Ancora at 10PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Vila Praia de Ancora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
248 | 193 | 204 | 168 | 167 | 172 | 144 | 153 | 143 | 191 | 260 | 223 | 1018 | 1122 | 1513 | 1710 | 1440 | 1102 | 828 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:59PM2.80m | 3:19AM2.65m | 3:32PM2.96m | 3:51AM2.78m | 4:03PM3.07m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14PM0.40m | 9:18AM0.39m | 9:45PM0.24m | 9:49AM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 |
17 | 193 | 204 | 168 | 167 | 172 | 144 | 153 | 143 | 191 | 260 | 157 | 1018 | 1122 | 1513 | 1710 | 1440 | 1102 | 828 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 6 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | 17 | 16 | 26 | 64 | 64 | 57 | 61 | 48 | 46 | 31 | 223 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 8 | — | W 13 | SW 11 | NW 12 | S 5 | SW 6 | NW 10 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 5 | 5 | 24 | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 96 | 138 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
248 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 169 | 166 | 80 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 4 | 90 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 90 | 4 | 4 |
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