
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vila Praia de Ancora today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vila Praia de Ancora at 12AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Vila Praia de Ancora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | W 10 | NW 7 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
109 | 86 | 86 | 84 | 78 | 82 | 96 | 159 | 193 | 319 | 230 | 144 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 53 | 100 | 154 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:27PM2.71m | 7:56AM2.52m | 8:17PM2.54m | 8:52AM2.42m | 9:22PM2.39m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:11PM0.52m | 1:41AM0.50m | 2:00PM0.65m | 2:32AM0.65m | 3:02PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 22 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | WNW 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
109 | 86 | 86 | 84 | 61 | 65 | 65 | 26 | 28 | 16 | 35 | 64 | 61 | 61 | 39 | 38 | 53 | 39 | 22 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 12 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
30 | 45 | 51 | 55 | 78 | 82 | 96 | 31 | 34 | 37 | 6 | 33 | 50 | 33 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 31 | 31 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | W 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | SW 12 | W 6 | W 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
6 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 18 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 159 | 193 | 319 | 230 | 144 | 77 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 52 | 100 | 154 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 239 | 304 | 240 | 137 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 275 | 304 | 275 | 0 |
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