Vila Praia de Ancora surf break

Vila Praia de Ancora surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 18 Apr 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
13.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

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

The current surf forecast for Vila Praia de Ancora at 8AM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (18 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (18 Apr)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
4
3
2
2
3
3
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
NW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
NW
Period(s) (?)121211111111101111111111101010101010998101014
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)142513551124991869656564511540343292187170133131102102102817562484846
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
10
NE
15
N
10
NE
5
NE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
ENE
5
SE
10
SE
5
SE
10
S
15
SSW
10
SW
5
W
5
SW
5
SSE
5
SE
0
ENE
0
ESE
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offglasscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscrosscrossglasscross-
on
ononglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:03AM
3.24
4:24PM
3.21
4:46AM
3.20
5:06PM
3.19
5:31AM
3.06
5:51PM
3.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:50PM
-0.03
10:12AM
-0.08
10:32PM
-0.07
10:53AM
-0.01
11:17PM
-0.02
11:36AM
0.15
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise---6:50-------6:50-------6:48----
Sunset-------8:17-------8:20-------8:21
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C121312121720212018171615192020171514141417181816
Feels °C (?)9119101618191817151414171718161513131317161614
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