Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vila Praia de Ancora today (25 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vila Praia de Ancora at 9PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Vila Praia de Ancora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | NW 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
52 | 68 | 51 | 37 | 32 | 21 | 75 | 254 | 259 | 229 | 237 | 269 | 264 | 214 | 106 | 78 | 90 | 133 | 161 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:25PM2.61m | 2:47AM2.49m | 2:59PM2.80m | 3:19AM2.65m | 3:32PM2.96m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:41PM0.58m | 8:45AM0.56m | 9:14PM0.40m | 9:18AM0.39m | 9:45PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 |
52 | 68 | 51 | 37 | 32 | 12 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 229 | 237 | 269 | 264 | 214 | 106 | 78 | 61 | 133 | 161 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SW 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 6 | NW 8 | SW 6 | NW 10 |
24 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 15 | — | 64 | 63 | 73 | 39 | 90 | 33 | 79 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 12 | W 7 | SW 12 | — | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | NW 8 | SW 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
5 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 6 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 69 | 32 | 48 | 50 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 19 | 75 | 254 | 259 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 39 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 90 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 166 | 166 | 168 | 166 | 90 | 4 | 4 | 100 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 0 |
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