
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vila Praia de Ancora today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vila Praia de Ancora at 9AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Vila Praia de Ancora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
369 | 350 | 228 | 165 | 162 | 134 | 100 | 96 | 77 | 76 | 42 | 40 | 47 | 231 | 481 | 544 | 628 | 616 | 545 | 432 | 508 | 786 | 958 | 924 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:26AM2.97m | 5:43PM2.96m | 6:00AM2.84m | 6:18PM2.72m | 6:34AM2.66m | 6:55PM2.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:16PM0.09m | 11:30AM0.17m | 11:49PM0.28m | 12:05PM0.35m | 00:21AM0.50m | 12:42PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 18 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 |
369 | 350 | 228 | 165 | 162 | 134 | 100 | 96 | 77 | 76 | 38 | 40 | 47 | 103 | 95 | 122 | — | — | 116 | 130 | 116 | 124 | 175 | 99 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 13 | NW 13 | — | S 13 | S 13 |
49 | 33 | 69 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 61 | 59 | 57 | 39 | 42 | 22 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 108 | — | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | — | W 13 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 83 | 231 | 481 | 544 | 628 | 616 | 545 | 432 | 508 | 786 | 958 | 924 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1245 | 797 | 324 | 350 | 536 | 304 | 275 | 304 | 304 | 304 | 304 | 106 |
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