Vila Praia de Ancora surf break

Vila Praia de Ancora surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 08 May 2026 WEST
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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
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) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
1
3
1
1
1
0
!
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
14
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.6
WNW
13
0.6
NNW
13
1.5
SW
8
1.7
SW
8
1.9
SSW
8
1.9
SSW
8
2.3
SSW
8
2.4
SSW
8
2.2
SSW
8
2.2
SSW
9
2.1
SW
9
2.1
SW
9
2.2
SW
9
2.5
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
2.4
SSW
8
2.3
SSW
8
2.2
SSW
8
2
SSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
20
SSW
5
SSE
15
ENE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
15
SSE
30
S
20
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
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
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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)
0.5
NW
8
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.6
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
12
1.5
SW
8
1.7
SW
8
0.8
NNW
12
1.9
SSW
8
0.8
NNW
12
0.8
NNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.7
NNW
11
2.1
SW
9
0.6
NNW
11
0.5
NW
12
0.8
NNW
11
0.9
NNW
11
1
NNW
12
1.1
NNW
11
1.1
NNW
11
1.1
NNW
11
1
NNW
11
1
NNW
11
Energy 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)
0.4
WNW
14
0.5
NW
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.4
NW
13
0.6
NNW
13
0.7
NW
12
0.8
NNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.8
NNW
12
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.7
NNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
NNW
10
0.5
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
9
Energy 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)
0.1
N
10
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
4
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.6
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
11
0.4
NNW
10
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
Energy 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)
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
S
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.6
SE
3
1.9
SSW
8
2.3
SSW
8
2.4
SSW
8
2.2
SSW
8
2.2
SSW
9
2.1
SW
9
2.2
SW
9
2.5
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
2.4
SSW
8
2.3
SSW
8
2.2
SSW
8
2
SSW
8
Energy kJ
3
8
29
7
443
597
769
715
749
711
715
824
963
864
798
751
655
568
447
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
4
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
5
4
5
4
4
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