Vila Praia de Ancora surf break

Vila Praia de Ancora surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 16 Oct 2025 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
16.1° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average 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 2AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (16 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (16 Oct)3ft (0.9m)11s

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

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Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
NW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.9
W
0.7
WNW
1.2
W
1.1
W
Period(s) (?)141413131212121211111111111110101010101010111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)26973164262348239330823320212693916564594129323350149123332269
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
5
ENE
0
E
5
ESE
5
SE
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglasscross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:06AM
2.22
12:24PM
2.53
1:05AM
2.38
1:17PM
2.67
1:48AM
2.54
2:00PM
2.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:07AM
0.90
6:54PM
0.62
7:05AM
0.72
7:39PM
0.48
7:48AM
0.56
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise----7:48-------7:48-------7:50---
Sunset------6:52-------6:51-------6:50-
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192018181922221818181717192121181818181820232119
Feels °C (?)181916171820201617171716181919161616161618201918
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Douro & Minho

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Vila Praia de Ancora (calm at Vigo/Peinador Airport 49 km from Vila Praia de Ancora). A 1.4m groundswell from the WNW

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49 km away, 1 h 35 min ago

4 km/h
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0.0
16.1
Air / Water (°C)
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