Vila Praia de Ancora surf break

Vila Praia de Ancora surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 21 Mar 2026 WET
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Vila Praia de Ancora surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Vila Praia de Ancora sea temperature is
13.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Vila Praia de Ancora today?

The current surf forecast for Vila Praia de Ancora at 12PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (21 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (21 Mar)3ft (0.9m)11s

Table - waves today at Vila Praia de Ancora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
WNW
1.1
SW
1
NW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.7
NW
1.1
NW
1.4
NW
1.5
NW
1.3
WNW
1.5
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.5
NW
1.5
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.5
NW
1.5
NW
1.3
NW
Period(s) (?)111113101111111615151413141414131312121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2461651892172502232152575588449025908041034877757746555465570570645634511
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
WSW
10
W
5
NNW
5
NE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
N
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
E
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
glassglassglassoffoffglasscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offcrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:26PM
3.12
4:45AM
3.13
5:06PM
3.02
5:29AM
2.92
5:50PM
2.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:15AM
-0.06
10:32PM
0.01
10:53AM
0.09
11:14PM
0.15
11:35AM
0.31
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
Sunrise--6:37-------6:35-------6:33-----
Sunset-----6:47-------6:49-------6:50--
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131214171515131312121415161514131211141719181716
Feels °C (?)12111316131412121111131314131211109121516161513
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