Vila Praia de Ancora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.81° N 8.87° W

Vila Praia de Ancora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Vila Praia de Ancora sea temperature is
18.5° C
0.7° 

Vila Praia de Ancora surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Vila Praia de Ancora today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Vila Praia de Ancora at 4PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.6
NNW
5
0.5
NW
5
0.4
NW
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
1
NW
6
1.6
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
2.3
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
88
72
70
70
68
66
46
18
12
25
52
66
65
62
80
80
75
228
322
459
500
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
E
10
SE
10
S
10
SW
5
SW
5
NW
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
25
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:18AM2.60m
7:37PM2.54m
7:59AM2.41m
8:23PM2.27m
8:51AM2.23m
9:24PM2.06m
Low Tide
1:21PM0.58m
1:43AM0.69m
2:07PM0.81m
2:28AM0.92m
3:05PM1.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:47
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:31
8:30
8:29
 mm
Temp °C
28
28
26
25
21
20
19
19
21
23
23
22
20
19
18
18
20
22
21
20
18
Feels °C
27
28
26
25
20
20
20
20
22
24
25
24
21
20
19
19
19
19
17
16
15
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