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Vila Praia de Ancora surf break

Vila Praia de Ancora surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 16 Jan 2026 WET
Forecast 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
13.8° 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 12AM is: 4.5m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)13ft (4.0m)14s
Afternoon (17 Jan)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (17 Jan)11ft (3.5m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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2
3
3
3
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.4
NW
2.1
NW
2
NW
2
NW
1.4
NW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
Period(s) (?)151515151515141414131313121212121111111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)77018031900995478938786673396600570145543691321425082002173514951106932915462586572653590
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
0
ENE
5
SE
5
E
10
ESE
10
SE
5
W
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
N
25
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassglasscross-
off		crossglasscross-
off		offcross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offglasscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:44PM
2.40
2:00AM
2.66
2:22PM
2.53
2:37AM
2.80
2:57PM
2.63
3:12AM
2.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:44PM
0.68
8:15AM
0.55
8:21PM
0.54
8:51AM
0.42
8:56PM
0.42
9:25AM
0.32
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise------7:58-------7:58-------7:58-
Sunset5:30-------5:30-------5:31-------
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
211-12112-------------21
Temp. °C1110988879109877671012109999811
Feels °C (?)766666468542213675557765
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