
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vila Praia de Ancora today (27 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vila Praia de Ancora at 9PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Vila Praia de Ancora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
256 | 298 | 298 | 298 | 292 | 250 | 250 | 208 | 200 | 163 | 159 | 132 | 112 | 55 | 54 | 86 | 69 | 68 | 56 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:46PM2.61m | 3:09AM2.47m | 3:24PM2.75m | 3:45AM2.58m | 3:59PM2.88m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:02PM0.60m | 9:08AM0.60m | 9:38PM0.47m | 9:43AM0.47m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 17 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
256 | 298 | 298 | 298 | 292 | 250 | 250 | 208 | 200 | 163 | 159 | 132 | 112 | 55 | 49 | 86 | 69 | 68 | 42 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
26 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 6 | — | — | 11 | 24 | 46 | 54 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 56 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | N 10 |
— | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 24 | — | — | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 90 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 278 | 434 |
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