Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vila Praia de Ancora today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vila Praia de Ancora at 6PM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Vila Praia de Ancora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NW 8 | NNW 10 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 237 | 289 | 520 | 429 | 358 | 224 | 499 | 394 | 333 | 290 | 241 | 109 | 78 | 65 | 45 | 28 | 62 | 59 | 132 | 44 | 126 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:33PM3.08m | 3:02AM2.89m | 3:16PM3.24m | 3:41AM3.01m | 3:55PM3.31m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:18AM0.35m | 8:52PM0.08m | 9:01AM0.17m | 9:32PM-0.04m | 9:41AM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NW 11 | WNW 8 | NNW 12 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | W 7 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 7 | WNW 8 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 92 | 90 | 53 | 14 | 62 | 149 | 499 | 394 | 333 | 290 | 10 | 109 | 78 | 65 | 45 | 25 | 62 | 59 | 8 | 44 | 126 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | N 13 | — | W 13 | NW 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | NW 9 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | — |
| kJ | 43 | 3 | — | 3 | 65 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | — | — | — | W 13 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | — | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 11 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | SW 15 | NNW 8 | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 2 | — | 9 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 10 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | NNW 10 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 8 | NW 6 | — |
| kJ | 237 | 289 | 520 | 429 | 358 | 224 | 178 | — | — | — | 241 | 45 | 87 | 87 | 47 | 22 | 17 | 20 | 132 | 50 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 304 | 304 | 248 | 32 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 215 | 192 | 192 | 137 | 33 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 275 | 275 | 0 |
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