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Vila Praia de Ancora Surf Forecast
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Vila Praia de Ancora surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 08 May 2026 WESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.3° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than 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 11PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Vila Praia de Ancora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | NNW 13 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | |
61 | 90 | 90 | 131 | 117 | 275 | 390 | 443 | 430 | 597 | 769 | 715 | 749 | 727 | 711 | 715 | 824 | 963 | 864 | 798 | 751 | 655 | 568 | 447 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:16PM2.29m | 8:55AM2.03m | 9:23PM2.24m | 10:10AM2.04m | 10:33PM2.29m | 11:20AM2.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:47PM0.98m | 2:42AM0.98m | 2:52PM1.06m | 3:54AM0.97m | 4:08PM1.05m | 5:04AM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | |  |  | |  | | |  | | | | |  | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SW 8 | SW 8 | NNW 12 | SSW 8 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | WNW 11 | NNW 11 | SW 9 | NNW 11 | NW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 |
 kJ | 30 | 90 | 90 | 131 | 117 | 275 | 390 | 171 | 430 | 150 | 143 | 93 | 99 | 727 | 75 | 67 | 166 | 227 | 280 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 230 | 234 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 13 | NNW 13 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | WNW 12 | NNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NNW 11 | WNW 11 | NNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 61 | 27 | 21 | 45 | 106 | 152 | 180 | 109 | 169 | 97 | 93 | 105 | 91 | 72 | 66 | 63 | 39 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | SW 3 | SW 4 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | WNW 11 | — | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 115 | 164 | 16 | 107 | 6 | 13 | — | — | 66 | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | — | — | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | SE 3 | SSW 8 | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | — | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 8 | 29 | — | 7 | 443 | — | 597 | 769 | 715 | 749 | — | 711 | 715 | 824 | 963 | 864 | 798 | 751 | 655 | 568 | 447 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 86 | 100 | 100 | 97 | 154 | 92 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 166 | 100 | 100 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 97 | 100 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Douro and Minho | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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