Vila Praia de Ancora surf break

Vila Praia de Ancora surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 15 Sep 2025 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
18.0° 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 3PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (15 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (15 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s

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

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Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
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3
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
WNW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.4
NW
2.2
NW
2.1
NW
2.1
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.6
NW
1.7
WNW
1.8
WNW
Period(s) (?)121213131313121212121211111111101010101010101312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)2020286132133581334427362405227320691799152112561087996763615488430319313441473980920
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
20
N
15
N
10
NNE
5
N
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
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High Tide
/ height (m)
9:46AM
2.35
10:48PM
2.14
11:24AM
2.36
12:21AM
2.22
12:44PM
2.52
1:26AM
2.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:21PM
0.87
4:55AM
1.02
6:02PM
0.81
6:25AM
0.90
7:14PM
0.63
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Sunrise--------7:15-------7:16-------
Sunset---7:45-------7:44-------7:42----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192019181715141418222219181817161922222018181818
Feels °C (?)171714141312111217191916161615141719191816161616
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Douro & Minho

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Vila Praia de Ancora (light winds from the NNW at Viana DO Castelo / C.c. 19 km from Vila Praia de Ancora). 2.6m 12s groundswell from the WNW with a 1.6m 8s swell from the NW. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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14 km/h
NNW
0.0
18.0
Air / Water (°C)
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