Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vila Praia de Ancora today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vila Praia de Ancora at 8PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Vila Praia de Ancora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 449 | 320 | 306 | 289 | 470 | 481 | 555 | 527 | 541 | 619 | 527 | 403 | 297 | 205 | 147 | 114 | 51 | 70 | 69 | 63 | 50 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:52PM2.22m | 1:27AM2.15m | 1:45PM2.41m | 2:11AM2.32m | 2:25PM2.61m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:17PM0.96m | 7:27AM0.94m | 8:04PM0.77m | 8:09AM0.75m | 8:41PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  | |  |  | | |  | |  | | | | | |  | |  | |
 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — |
mm | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | SW 13 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 |
| kJ | 449 | 320 | 306 | 289 | 470 | 481 | 555 | 527 | 541 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 147 | 114 | 51 | 70 | 69 | 63 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 11 | 28 | 56 | 64 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 34 | 25 | 20 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | N 6 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 619 | 527 | 403 | 297 | 205 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 86 | 92 | 92 | 86 | 100 | 100 | 92 | 70 | 4 | 100 | 100 | 92 | 90 | 4 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Douro and Minho | |||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal | |||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Vila Praia de Ancora surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest