
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vila Praia de Ancora today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vila Praia de Ancora at 12PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Vila Praia de Ancora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
812 | 1092 | 976 | 833 | 828 | 667 | 572 | 505 | 442 | 373 | 305 | 203 | 95 | 136 | 358 | 457 | 486 | 336 | 390 | 322 | 445 | 465 | 440 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:45PM2.59m | 1:26AM2.50m | 1:45PM2.85m | 2:18AM2.71m | 2:33PM3.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:24AM0.81m | 7:13PM0.54m | 7:28AM0.58m | 8:07PM0.29m | 8:18AM0.35m | 8:52PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | W 9 | — | NNW 10 | WNW 8 | NW 11 | NW 11 | — | W 13 | NNW 10 |
812 | 1092 | 976 | 833 | 828 | 667 | 572 | 505 | 442 | 373 | 305 | 203 | 95 | 136 | 14 | — | 10 | 161 | 43 | 90 | — | 3 | 63 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | — | — | NW 11 |
90 | 54 | 39 | 31 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 79 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 55 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 |
88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 7 |
— | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 358 | 457 | 486 | 336 | 390 | 322 | 445 | 465 | 440 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 350 | 434 | 236 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 106 | 106 | 54 | 86 | 304 | 304 | 248 | 86 |
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