Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vila Praia de Ancora today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vila Praia de Ancora at 8AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Vila Praia de Ancora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 7 | NW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 77 | 43 | 18 | 12 | 25 | 52 | 66 | 65 | 62 | 80 | 121 | 144 | 273 | 311 | 296 | 400 | 920 | 703 | 709 | 543 | 532 | 725 | 1019 | 908 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:59AM2.41m | 8:23PM2.27m | 8:51AM2.23m | 9:24PM2.06m | 10:03AM2.11m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:43AM0.69m | 2:07PM0.81m | 2:28AM0.92m | 3:05PM1.01m | 3:30AM1.11m | 4:30PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 15 | W 10 |
| kJ | 77 | 43 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 52 | 66 | 65 | 62 | 80 | 121 | 75 | 51 | 56 | 56 | 39 | 26 | 62 | 565 | 62 | 57 | 39 | 21 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 10 | NW 5 | NW 4 | SSW 14 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 58 | 56 | 51 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 62 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 3 | S 3 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | S 3 | SW 14 | NNW 13 | NW 12 | NW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 24 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 33 | 17 | 22 | 33 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 2 | SSW 3 | — | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 144 | 273 | 311 | 296 | 400 | 920 | 703 | 709 | 543 | 532 | 725 | 1019 | 908 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 90 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 236 | 246 | 236 | 86 | 57 | 33 | 52 | 293 | 321 | 239 | 178 |
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