Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vila Praia de Ancora today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vila Praia de Ancora at 3AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Vila Praia de Ancora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 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 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 362 | 323 | 330 | 338 | 441 | 535 | 622 | 667 | 653 | 640 | 777 | 586 | 478 | 430 | 359 | 359 | 318 | 336 | 299 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | 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 | 5:07PM3.12m | 5:27AM2.92m | 5:41PM3.05m | 6:02AM2.87m | 6:19PM2.91m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:18PM0.09m | 11:28AM0.18m | 11:52PM0.17m | 12:05PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 17 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SW 16 | SW 15 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 362 | 323 | 330 | 338 | 441 | 535 | 622 | 667 | 653 | 640 | 11 | 586 | 478 | 430 | 359 | 359 | 9 | 9 | 299 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 12 | W 12 | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | SW 15 |
| kJ | — | 11 | 11 | — | 24 | 40 | — | 6 | 12 | 12 | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | — | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | NNW 4 | — | — | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 9 | — | — | 777 | — | — | — | — | — | 318 | 336 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 434 | 239 | 106 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 234 | 234 | 240 | 14 |
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