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Vila Praia de Ancora Surf Forecast
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Vila Praia de Ancora surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 WESTForecast 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
14.5° 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 11AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Vila Praia de Ancora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | |
539 | 544 | 644 | 934 | 1186 | 1046 | 850 | 712 | 698 | 680 | 598 | 598 | 520 | 520 | 500 | 431 | 349 | 276 | 230 | 194 | 158 | 116 | 111 | 86 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 8:25AM2.35m | 8:52PM2.54m | 9:49AM2.20m | 10:17PM2.47m | 11:15AM2.21m | 11:37PM2.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:23PM0.82m | 3:26AM0.71m | 3:47PM0.93m | 4:56AM0.74m | 5:15PM0.91m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | 8:27 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
 kJ | 539 | 544 | 644 | 934 | 1186 | 1046 | 850 | 712 | 698 | 680 | 598 | 598 | 520 | 520 | 500 | 431 | 349 | 276 | 230 | 194 | 158 | 116 | 111 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 10 | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 142 | 142 | 37 | — | 5 | 5 | 20 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | S 13 | NW 12 | — | — | — | NW 11 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 41 | 3 | 35 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 16 | 49 | 72 | 63 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 137 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 349 | 619 | 239 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Douro and Minho | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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