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Vila Praia de Ancora surf break

Vila Praia de Ancora surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 19 Mar 2026 WET
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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 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 7PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Mar)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (19 Mar)7ft (2.2m)13s
Evening (19 Mar)7ft (2.1m)13s

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

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16 DaysHourly
Print Table
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
!
!
4
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.2
NW
2.1
NW
1.9
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1
NW
0.8
NW
0.7
WNW
0.8
WNW
1
SW
1.2
SSW
0.9
WNW
0.7
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
Period(s) (?)14141313131313131212121212111111131210911161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)258221561778159914351112951864689580455389298288246140147169223223215264558543
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
S
5
SSW
15
NNE
10
NE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
NE
15
N
10
N
5
NE
5
ESE
10
S
5
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
on		onononglassoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:14PM
3.08
3:28AM
3.29
3:49PM
3.14
4:05AM
3.26
4:26PM
3.12
4:45AM
3.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:04AM
-0.06
9:15PM
0.00
9:39AM
-0.11
9:52PM
-0.03
10:15AM
-0.06
10:32PM
0.01
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise6:41-------6:39-------6:37-------
Sunset---6:45-------6:46-------6:47----
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
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cloud
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light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------1--------11----
Temp. °C171920171616141314151715141414141415151313131413
Feels °C (?)141518141414121213141613131313131314141312121412
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