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Vila Praia de Ancora surf break

Vila Praia de Ancora surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 15 Mar 2026 WET
Forecast 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
13.5° 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 12AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 26s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)--
Afternoon (16 Mar)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (16 Mar)8ft (2.5m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
16 DaysHourly
Print Table
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
!
!
4
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
0
!
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
NW
2.4
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.3
NW
1.1
NW
2.2
NW
3
NW
4
NW
4
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.4
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
Period(s) (?)121212131323211918171616151514141415141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)191516261897193916261224408560149153864369475335418730932746232325062906257724482531348437733151
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
20
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
E
0
W
5
WNW
5
N
5
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
ESE
10
SE
20
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SSE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		onglasscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:55PM
2.33
1:08AM
2.64
1:32PM
2.55
1:43AM
2.87
2:06PM
2.77
2:17AM
3.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:54PM
0.73
7:24AM
0.51
7:30PM
0.50
7:58AM
0.27
8:05PM
0.29
8:31AM
0.07
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise------6:46-------6:43-------6:43-
Sunset-6:40-------6:42-------6:43------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151313111010121718151414131315191915141414131516
Feels °C (?)989778101616141211101012161714111111101113
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