Vila Praia de Ancora surf break

Vila Praia de Ancora surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 08 May 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
16.3° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Vila Praia de Ancora at 7PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (08 May)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (08 May)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat morning).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
!
1
!
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
8
0.3
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
14
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.6
WNW
13
0.6
NNW
13
1.5
SW
8
1.7
SSW
8
1.9
SSW
8
1.5
SSW
8
1.7
SSW
8
1.5
SW
8
1.6
SW
9
1.9
SSW
8
1.9
SSW
8
1.9
SSW
8
2.2
SW
8
2.3
SW
8
2.1
SW
8
2.1
SW
8
2
SSW
8
2.2
SSW
8
2.2
SSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
42
61
90
90
131
117
282
384
421
264
322
297
363
512
524
500
634
636
546
503
452
581
590
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
5
S
15
ENE
10
SE
20
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
35
SSE
20
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:50AM2.11m
8:16PM2.29m
8:55AM2.03m
9:23PM2.24m
10:10AM2.04m
10:33PM2.29m
Low Tide
1:47PM0.98m
2:42AM0.98m
2:52PM1.06m
3:54AM0.97m
4:08PM1.05m
5:04AM0.86m
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
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6:22
6:22
6:20
6:20
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8:39
8:40
8:42
8:44
1
2
1
1
3
1
2
2
4
4
2
2
3
1
Temp °C
14
15
16
16
14
14
14
13
15
14
16
15
14
14
13
12
13
15
16
16
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
14
11
12
10
10
12
8
12
9
9
9
8
7
8
10
10
12
10
8
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.6
WNW
13
0.7
SW
7
1.5
SW
8
1.7
SSW
8
0.8
NNW
12
1.5
SSW
8
1.4
SW
8
1.5
SW
8
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
NNW
10
0.7
NNW
10
0.7
NNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.8
NNW
11
0.9
NNW
12
1
NNW
11
1
NNW
11
1.1
NNW
11
1.1
NNW
11
Energy kJ
50
31
30
90
90
131
44
282
384
171
264
242
297
121
97
94
97
62
166
231
270
256
302
313
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
14
0.5
NW
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.4
SW
4
0.6
WNW
12
0.7
NW
12
0.8
NNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.8
NNW
12
0.8
NNW
12
0.8
NNW
11
0.7
NNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
NNW
11
0.5
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
Energy kJ
42
42
61
27
21
4
117
152
180
109
169
150
140
103
91
91
90
87
57
33
32
19
19
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
4
0.4
NW
13
0.6
NNW
13
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.4
NNW
10
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
Energy kJ
1
2
2
3
3
45
106
115
113
16
106
128
121
31
15
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
1
SW
7
1.9
SSW
8
1.7
SSW
8
1.6
SW
9
1.9
SSW
8
1.9
SSW
8
1.9
SSW
8
2.2
SW
8
2.3
SW
8
2.1
SW
8
2.1
SW
8
2
SSW
8
2.2
SSW
8
2.2
SSW
8
Energy kJ
2
3
99
421
322
363
512
524
500
634
636
546
503
452
581
590
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
90
90
90
15
0
4
92
0
4
92
90
100
154
154
100
166
166
100
100
100
100
92
92
32
Best forecast wave conditions in Douro and Minho
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
7
9
5
4
5
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