Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vila Praia de Ancora today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vila Praia de Ancora at 12AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Vila Praia de Ancora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 173 | 167 | 138 | 98 | 120 | 59 | 134 | 168 | 114 | 137 | 134 | 153 | 170 | 167 | 217 | 117 | 110 | 94 | 250 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:13AM2.31m | 12:33PM2.64m | 1:13AM2.51m | 1:28PM2.85m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:56PM0.69m | 6:15AM0.79m | 7:01PM0.48m | 7:14AM0.58m | 7:50PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 17 |
Feels °C | 22 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 173 | 167 | 138 | 98 | 120 | 59 | 134 | 168 | 114 | 137 | 134 | 153 | 170 | 167 | 217 | 117 | 110 | 94 | 163 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 12 | NW 5 | W 8 | NW 5 | W 8 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | NW 12 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 52 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | 21 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 13 | W 8 | NW 6 | W 8 | — | S 3 | S 3 | W 8 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 17 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 41 | 51 | 131 | 250 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 75 | 0 | 4 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 533 | 349 | 350 |
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