Vila Praia de Ancora surf break

Vila Praia de Ancora surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 02 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
13.3° 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 6AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (02 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (02 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
3
4
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
NW
1.2
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
0.9
WNW
1.7
NNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
0.6
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.7
WNW
2.1
NW
2.2
NW
2.2
NW
2.1
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.1
WNW
Period(s) (?)13131212121212611111010101615141313131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)479479421325325319235209247242220229225169334530680932147113661344129912991217
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
5
NNE
5
E
10
SE
10
S
15
SW
10
WSW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:54AM
3.10
4:12PM
2.98
4:26AM
3.05
4:42PM
2.98
4:58AM
2.95
5:13PM
2.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:42PM
0.17
10:02AM
0.10
10:14PM
0.14
10:32AM
0.14
10:47PM
0.18
11:02AM
0.24
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise----7:16-------7:16-------7:13---
Sunset-------8:00-------8:01-------8:02
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C18131091117191814121010141921171615141517191715
Feels °C (?)148446111212875591315121313121314161513
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