
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vila Praia de Ancora today (27 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vila Praia de Ancora at 11PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Vila Praia de Ancora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the S by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
544 | 524 | 515 | 548 | 548 | 638 | 713 | 794 | 836 | 836 | 698 | 669 | 544 | 439 | 347 | 378 | 636 | 956 | 1463 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 4:04PM3.18m | 4:25AM3.08m | 4:40PM3.16m | 5:00AM3.08m | 5:18PM3.07m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:15PM-0.01m | 10:28AM0.04m | 10:49PM0.02m | 11:06AM0.07m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 14 |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 12 |
544 | 524 | 515 | 548 | 548 | 638 | 713 | 794 | 836 | 836 | 698 | 669 | 544 | 439 | 347 | 229 | 166 | 112 | 110 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 17 | NW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
45 | 65 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | SW 11 | — | SW 11 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | — | 10 | 37 | 131 | 378 | 636 | 956 | 1463 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 166 | 166 | 230 | 230 | 235 | 169 |
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