Vila Praia de Ancora surf break

Vila Praia de Ancora surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 WEST
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
13.6° 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 1AM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)13ft (4.0m)15s
Afternoon (16 Apr)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (16 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


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Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
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3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
1.7
WNW
Period(s) (?)121216161515161514141413131312121212121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2047212446006242639963956920576848234178330625671965173912891310147415221569142511621027904685
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
5
SW
5
S
5
S
0
SW
5
SE
5
SSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
0
N
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise-----6:54-------6:52-------6:50--
Sunset-8:15-------8:15-------8:16------
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141413131312131514131110101013151614141313131619
Feels °C (?)12131313131213131211987710111110121111121618
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