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Vila Praia de Ancora surf break

Vila Praia de Ancora surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 WET
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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: 4.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)13ft (4.0m)14s
Afternoon (21 Jan)18ft (5.5m)13s
Evening (21 Jan)23ft (7.0m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
W
4
W
4.5
W
5.5
WNW
6
WNW
7
WNW
7
WNW
7
WNW
6.5
WNW
6
WNW
5.5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
6
WNW
7
WNW
7
WNW
7.5
WNW
7.5
WNW
7.5
WNW
7.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)141414141413131314151616161616141413141415161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)801069497863702564326636903813461194022185622165199271695914320119149628978711633171252071225492259632338224300
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
35
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
35
SW
40
WSW
40
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
NW
30
WNW
20
WNW
15
WSW
25
SSW
40
S
25
W
40
WNW
40
W
40
W
35
WSW
40
W
50
W
50
W
55
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:19AM
3.05
4:39PM
2.75
4:53AM
3.04
5:15PM
2.73
5:29AM
2.98
5:53PM
2.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:03PM
0.28
10:33AM
0.21
10:37PM
0.28
11:07AM
0.22
11:13PM
0.32
11:44AM
0.27
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise----7:56-------7:56-------7:56---
Sunset------5:36-------5:37-------5:37-
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rain showers
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light rain
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light rain
rain showers
light rain
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rain showers
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light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
Rain (mm)
24128322222111-71111217213
Temp. °C13121314141312121111111011111113119997999
Feels °C (?)858108644334575492001-2-2-2-4
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