Vila Praia de Ancora surf break

Vila Praia de Ancora surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 25 Apr 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
14.4° C
(Which is 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 1PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
1
NNW
7
1.1
NNW
6
0.7
W
8
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
5
0.3
W
12
0.8
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
349
276
230
194
158
143
111
108
86
82
82
82
84
86
96
100
71
81
36
25
62
93
95
95
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
20
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
5
NE
0
S
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
10
ESE
10
E
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:15AM2.21m
11:37PM2.52m
12:25PM2.33m
00:41AM2.62m
1:19PM2.49m
Low Tide
4:56AM0.74m
5:15PM0.91m
6:11AM0.64m
6:26PM0.78m
7:07AM0.52m
7:20PM0.63m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:41
6:39
6:37
6:35
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8:25
8:27
8:28
8:29
Temp °C
13
12
16
19
19
18
19
16
15
15
19
20
20
19
20
17
16
17
20
23
22
22
18
18
11
10
14
15
15
15
17
14
14
15
19
18
18
17
19
15
14
16
20
22
21
22
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
8
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
5
0.4
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
Energy kJ
349
276
230
194
158
143
111
108
86
82
82
82
84
86
92
76
71
81
36
21
29
93
95
95
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
SW
12
0.7
NW
5
0.6
NW
5
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.5
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
W
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
Energy kJ
3
5
23
21
4
3
3
40
26
23
39
40
54
51
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.3
W
12
0.3
WNW
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.3
W
8
Energy kJ
34
21
25
13
19
19
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
3
0.8
NW
4
0.9
NW
5
1
NW
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.7
NW
5
0.6
NNW
5
0.6
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
7
1
NNW
7
1.1
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
7
Energy kJ
4
18
40
57
36
24
15
14
57
96
100
72
31
62
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
349
619
526
0
0
0
0
0
116
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
279
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Douro and Minho
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
6
6
5
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
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