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Vila Praia de Ancora Surf Forecast
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Vila Praia de Ancora surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 04 May 2026 WESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.4° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than 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 11PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Vila Praia de Ancora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 9 | NW 9 | |
183 | 203 | 225 | 246 | 269 | 283 | 283 | 351 | 359 | 384 | 367 | 330 | 297 | 238 | 182 | 151 | 125 | 104 | 128 | 91 | 77 | 71 | 123 | 118 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | |
High Tide | 5:19PM2.78m | 5:41AM2.53m | 5:55PM2.66m | 6:18AM2.39m | 6:34PM2.53m | 6:59AM2.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:32PM0.47m | 11:39AM0.61m | 00:09AM0.61m | 12:15PM0.74m | 00:50AM0.76m | 12:56PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 |
11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 7 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
 kJ | 183 | 203 | 225 | 246 | 269 | 283 | 283 | 351 | 359 | 7 | 367 | 330 | 297 | 238 | 182 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 28 | 35 | 35 | 71 | 123 | 118 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | NNW 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 10 | WSW 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | — | — | W 10 | W 9 | NW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 384 | — | — | — | — | — | 151 | 125 | 104 | 128 | 91 | 77 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 169 | 236 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 236 | 765 | 268 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 577 | 239 | 239 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Douro and Minho | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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