Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vila Praia de Ancora today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Vila Praia de Ancora at 12PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Vila Praia de Ancora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NNW 10 | W 7 | W 7 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 81 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 65 | 62 | 66 | 60 | 43 | 61 | 44 | 65 | 95 | 86 | 70 | 53 | 51 | 142 | 188 | 96 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:48PM2.58m | 1:28AM2.52m | 1:52PM2.82m | 2:27AM2.71m | 2:46PM3.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:25AM0.75m | 7:12PM0.57m | 7:34AM0.57m | 8:14PM0.32m | 8:29AM0.37m | 9:06PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | WSW 6 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 10 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 81 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 66 | 68 | 65 | 46 | 44 | 66 | 60 | 43 | 13 | 41 | 65 | 95 | 86 | 70 | 53 | 43 | 40 | 55 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | NW 10 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | NNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | — | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 55 | 50 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 59 | 68 | 65 | 62 | 32 | 31 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 47 | 18 | 8 | — | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 11 | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | S 11 | W 11 | NNW 10 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 12 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 19 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 3 | NW 4 | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 61 | 44 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | 51 | 142 | 188 | 33 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 4 | 90 | 90 | 169 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 240 | 304 | 239 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 240 | 240 | 239 | 0 |
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