Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vila Praia de Ancora today (01 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vila Praia de Ancora at 11PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Vila Praia de Ancora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
351 | 172 | 330 | 266 | 78 | 51 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 93 | 108 | 108 | 70 | 44 | 59 | 61 | 59 | 55 | 72 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:19PM2.91m | 6:41AM2.76m | 7:02PM2.71m | 7:27AM2.61m | 7:55PM2.49m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:29AM0.31m | 12:47PM0.41m | 1:11AM0.50m | 1:38PM0.60m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | NW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
9 | 172 | 9 | 9 | 78 | 51 | 30 | 28 | 22 | 24 | 108 | 108 | 70 | 38 | 59 | 61 | 59 | 55 | 72 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 15 | — | — | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SSW 16 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
— | 9 | — | — | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 44 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | W 11 | NW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | — | NW 8 |
— | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 8 | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NNW 6 |
351 | 83 | 330 | 266 | 51 | 39 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 240 | 239 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 313 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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