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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 Friday 23 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
13.2° 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: 7.0m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)23ft (7.0m)16s
Afternoon (24 Jan)25ft (7.5m)16s
Evening (24 Jan)20ft (6.0m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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)
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0
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0
0
0
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0
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0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
6.5
WNW
6.5
WNW
7
WNW
7
WNW
7
WNW
7.5
WNW
7.5
WNW
7
WNW
6
WNW
5.5
WNW
5.5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5.5
WNW
5.5
WNW
5.5
WNW
5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
W
3
WNW
3
WNW
Period(s) (?)151516161616161616151514141414151616141414131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)18146190632249422933254992883728283229901800314559128551062393541001811770116401559012484857967895879477134062424
Wind
(km/h)
30
WNW
30
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
25
WNW
35
NNW
30
NW
20
W
25
SSW
30
W
25
W
15
WNW
25
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
15
S
25
S
30
SSE
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossonononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:09AM
2.86
6:36PM
2.59
6:54AM
2.71
7:28PM
2.48
7:51AM
2.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:52PM
0.41
12:25PM
0.37
12:37AM
0.53
1:11PM
0.51
1:31AM
0.68
2:09PM
0.67
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise----7:54-------7:54-------7:52---
Sunset------5:38-------5:40-------5:42-
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light rain
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light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
2331151-5621111---1612412
Temp. °C8888811111110131212121212111110101014151514
Feels °C (?)1134244658787667875410101010
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