Vila Praia de Ancora surf break

Vila Praia de Ancora surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 24 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
14.7° 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 3PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (24 Apr)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (24 Apr)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.6
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
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
1.4
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
598
598
520
510
440
431
349
276
230
194
158
116
111
108
86
82
82
82
86
86
170
126
94
96
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
W
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
NE
0
W
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:49AM2.20m
10:17PM2.47m
11:15AM2.21m
11:37PM2.52m
12:25PM2.33m
00:41AM2.62m
Low Tide
3:47PM0.93m
4:56AM0.74m
5:15PM0.91m
6:11AM0.64m
6:26PM0.78m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:41
6:41
6:39
6:37
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8:24
8:25
8:27
8:28
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
17
16
14
13
13
12
16
19
19
18
19
16
16
16
19
21
19
18
19
17
16
16
16
15
15
14
12
11
11
10
14
15
15
15
17
14
15
15
19
20
18
17
18
16
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.6
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
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
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
8
1
NNW
7
Energy kJ
598
598
520
510
440
431
349
276
230
194
158
116
111
108
86
82
82
82
86
86
94
77
75
96
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
SW
12
0.8
NNW
5
0.7
NW
5
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.6
W
8
Energy kJ
5
5
3
3
5
36
27
4
3
3
51
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
12
Energy kJ
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.8
NW
4
1
NW
5
1.1
NW
6
0.9
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.7
NW
5
0.8
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
Energy kJ
1
1
8
19
48
69
44
32
27
51
80
170
126
94
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
90
169
86
86
0
0
0
0
349
629
526
0
0
0
0
0
278
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Douro and Minho
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
9
8
7
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