Vila Praia de Ancora surf break

Vila Praia de Ancora surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 21 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
14.0° 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 8AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 21). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (21 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
!
!
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
!
!
!
!
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NW
0.4
WNW
0.4
NW
0.7
WNW
1
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.1
NW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
Period(s) (?)139121514131313121212111313131313991011111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4528401914375536597758438308641334158513801077555370374409610100812971086972
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
10
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
WSW
10
W
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
5
WNW
5
NNE
5
E
5
ESE
0
E
0
WNW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:20AM
2.84
6:41PM
2.91
7:17AM
2.58
7:39PM
2.71
8:25AM
2.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:05AM
0.13
12:22PM
0.36
12:59AM
0.33
1:16PM
0.60
2:05AM
0.56
2:23PM
0.82
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise---6:47-------6:45-------6:43----
Sunset-------8:22-------8:22-------8:23
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------21---------------
Temp. °C161718222020171413131212141616141312121215171616
Feels °C (?)1515131716161411111199101213121210101114151314
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