Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vila Praia de Ancora today (12 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vila Praia de Ancora at 8PM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Vila Praia de Ancora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 865 | 1197 | 1176 | 1210 | 1466 | 2088 | 1234 | 884 | 928 | 759 | 361 | 311 | 306 | 631 | 172 | 186 | 167 | 167 | 346 | 281 | 153 | 237 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:27PM2.56m | 4:41AM2.71m | 5:05PM2.42m | 5:20AM2.58m | 5:46PM2.26m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:24PM0.57m | 10:56AM0.56m | 11:01PM0.70m | 11:37AM0.71m | 11:41PM0.84m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 |
 | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
mm | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 745 | 821 | 998 | 1079 | 1466 | 2088 | 1234 | 884 | 928 | 759 | 352 | 284 | 209 | 631 | 172 | 136 | 111 | 86 | 346 | 281 | 75 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | N 11 | W 10 | W 9 | NNW 10 | SW 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NNW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 27 | 51 | — | 2 | 529 | 318 | 54 | 174 | 361 | 311 | 306 | 8 | 170 | 186 | 167 | 167 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 10 | WSW 13 | — | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | N 14 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 4 | N 12 | W 14 | W 13 | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 141 | — | 31 | 31 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 865 | 1197 | 1176 | 1210 | 990 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 153 | 237 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 90 | 97 | 92 | 92 | 154 | 92 | 92 | 97 | 92 | 92 | 80 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 70 | 100 | 90 | 169 | 309 |
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