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 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Vila Praia de Ancora sea temperature is
18.4° C
0.9° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Vila Praia de Ancora at 6PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)6ft (1.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.8
NW
11
1.8
NW
11
1.8
NW
10
2
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.7
NNW
10
1.4
NNW
10
1.2
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.9
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
201
155
250
233
725
730
672
742
640
517
569
356
569
522
342
221
127
95
105
69
85
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
20
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
15
S
20
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
5
S
Wind State
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
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
8:51AM2.23m
9:24PM2.06m
10:03AM2.11m
10:53PM1.95m
11:35AM2.10m
Low Tide
3:05PM1.01m
3:30AM1.11m
4:30PM1.14m
5:00AM1.19m
6:08PM1.11m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:29
8:27
8:24
 mm
Temp °C
19
20
21
20
17
16
15
15
18
21
21
20
18
17
16
15
20
21
21
21
17
Feels °C
19
18
17
17
14
14
13
13
16
16
17
17
16
17
15
13
18
19
20
20
18
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