Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vila Praia de Ancora today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Vila Praia de Ancora at 2PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Vila Praia de Ancora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 27 | 53 | 51 | 163 | 160 | 96 | 94 | 108 | 136 | 179 | 183 | 179 | 179 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 186 | 250 | 265 | 209 | 201 | 197 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:46PM3.07m | 3:17AM2.88m | 3:33PM3.26m | 4:02AM2.98m | 4:17PM3.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:29AM0.37m | 9:06PM0.10m | 9:17AM0.18m | 9:52PM-0.05m | 10:01AM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 8 | NNW 10 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 30 | 23 | 53 | 43 | 40 | 56 | 96 | 45 | 108 | 136 | 179 | 183 | 179 | 179 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 186 | 250 | 265 | 209 | 201 | 197 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | — | NW 10 | W 10 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 6 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 8 | N 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 35 | 27 | 47 | 18 | 8 | — | 44 | 94 | 31 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 53 | 30 | 37 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 10 | W 5 | — | — | — | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | — | — | — | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 6 | 19 | 5 | — | — | — | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 51 | 163 | 160 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 20 | 38 | — | 42 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 43 | 114 | 159 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 240 | 239 | 232 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 0 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 239 | 239 | 239 | 232 |
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