Vila Praia de Ancora surf break

Vila Praia de Ancora surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 17 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
13.8° 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 12PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)7ft (2.2m)12s
Afternoon (17 Apr)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (17 Apr)7ft (2.2m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
3
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.2
WNW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
Period(s) (?)131312121212121211111111101111111110101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)196517391310131014741402154313551162991869656564511343343292177173133131102102102
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
N
5
NE
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
S
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
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:45PM
3.15
4:03AM
3.24
4:24PM
3.21
4:46AM
3.20
5:06PM
3.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:33AM
-0.06
9:50PM
-0.03
10:12AM
-0.08
10:32PM
-0.07
10:53AM
-0.01
11:17PM
-0.02
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise-6:52-------6:50-------6:50------
Sunset-----8:16-------8:17-------8:20--
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C101012151614131312131620201817171615181918161313
Feels °C (?)889111210111110121518181616151413161616151313
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