Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vila Praia de Ancora today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vila Praia de Ancora at 3PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Vila Praia de Ancora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 389 | 363 | 273 | 344 | 414 | 714 | 1024 | 1106 | 1601 | 1513 | 1106 | 922 | 972 | 812 | 787 | 715 | 669 | 578 | 568 | 480 | 447 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:11PM2.39m | 1:39AM2.31m | 1:51PM2.61m | 2:14AM2.52m | 2:25PM2.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:32PM0.77m | 7:37AM0.75m | 8:07PM0.54m | 8:13AM0.54m | 8:39PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 29 | 29 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 389 | 363 | 273 | 344 | 414 | 714 | 1024 | 1106 | 1601 | 1513 | 1106 | 922 | 972 | 812 | 787 | 715 | 669 | 578 | 568 | 480 | 447 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | W 21 | WNW 20 | WNW 18 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | — | NW 7 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WSW 10 | NW 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 9 | 37 | 184 | 129 | 156 | 303 | 273 | — | 44 | 12 | 9 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | NW 11 | NW 5 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | — | WNW 10 | — | — | — | N 7 | — | S 16 | SW 16 | WSW 10 | S 16 | S 12 | S 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 96 | 35 | 29 | 133 | — | 75 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 5 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 4 | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | 16 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 116 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 4 | 32 | 90 | 90 | 0 | 0 |
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