
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vila Praia de Ancora today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Vila Praia de Ancora at 1AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Vila Praia de Ancora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 9 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
51 | 45 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 68 | 152 | 132 | 85 | 76 | 73 | 63 | 51 | 41 | 90 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 4:32PM2.96m | 4:51AM2.71m | 5:04PM3.00m | 5:23AM2.73m | 5:36PM2.99m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:45PM0.29m | 10:48AM0.32m | 11:17PM0.25m | 11:21AM0.31m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
51 | 45 | 30 | 29 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 68 | 67 | 61 | 85 | 52 | 37 | 56 | 51 | 36 | 90 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 7 | W 11 | NNW 9 | N 10 | N 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
16 | 16 | 16 | 30 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 81 | 76 | 73 | 63 | 42 | 41 | 41 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | W 13 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | W 12 | NW 9 | N 11 | — | — | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 15 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 2 | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 21 | 72 | 152 | 132 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 232 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 947 | 240 | 240 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 90 | 116 | 304 | 0 |
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