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Vila Praia de Âncora

Afife · Rivermouth · faces southwest

Provisional forecast — this spot's profile hasn't been verified yet; scores are conservative and alerts are off.

Not great today. Best Wednesday 07:00–09:00.

Not so great right now

Dark now — see the daylight hours below.

Best left today
09:00–10:00
in 8 h
0.2 of 5Not so great
≈0.2 m · wind 6 kn
Size for you now≈0.6 msmall for you

Wind

Nsealand
4 kn
gusts 22
cross-shore
Light air, from the south
Steady until 20:00
Best here: offshore, from the northeast

Tide

2.5 m
falling
  • Low06:061.5 m
  • High12:182.7 m
  • Low18:421.2 m

Official tide predictions (WorldTides).

Best tide: Mid
Next 03:00–05:00

Next 8 days

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Best 09:00–10:00. At 09:00: Not so great, 0.2 out of 5 — about 0.2 m, wind 6 kn cross-shore. Tide 2.0 m.

Hour by hour, Today
TimeScoreSizeWindGustsTide
08:000.1 out of 50.2 m7 cross-shore241.7 m
09:000.2 out of 50.2 m6 cross-shore242.0 m
10:000.2 out of 50.2 m6 cross-shore192.4 m
11:000.1 out of 50.2 m8 cross-shore202.6 m
12:000.1 out of 50.2 m8 cross-shore192.7 m
13:000.1 out of 50.2 m8 cross-shore192.7 m
14:000.1 out of 50.2 m8 cross-shore192.5 m
15:000.2 out of 50.2 m9 cross-shore212.2 m
16:000.2 out of 50.2 m8 cross-shore221.8 m
17:000.1 out of 50.2 m8 cross-shore251.4 m
18:000.1 out of 50.2 m8 cross-shore261.2 m
19:000.1 out of 50.2 m6 cross-shore241.2 m
20:000.1 out of 50.2 m6 cross-shore221.3 m
Scoreout of 5 · 0 Not so great, 5 Fantastic

Hour by hour

Today

Best 09:00–10:00. At 09:00: Not so great, 0.2 out of 5 — about 0.2 m, wind 6 kn cross-shore. Tide 2.0 m.

Hour by hour, Today
TimeScoreSizeWindGustsTide
08:000.1 out of 50.2 m7 cross-shore241.7 m
09:000.2 out of 50.2 m6 cross-shore242.0 m
10:000.2 out of 50.2 m6 cross-shore192.4 m
11:000.1 out of 50.2 m8 cross-shore202.6 m
12:000.1 out of 50.2 m8 cross-shore192.7 m
13:000.1 out of 50.2 m8 cross-shore192.7 m
14:000.1 out of 50.2 m8 cross-shore192.5 m
15:000.2 out of 50.2 m9 cross-shore212.2 m
16:000.2 out of 50.2 m8 cross-shore221.8 m
17:000.1 out of 50.2 m8 cross-shore251.4 m
18:000.1 out of 50.2 m8 cross-shore261.2 m
19:000.1 out of 50.2 m6 cross-shore241.2 m
20:000.1 out of 50.2 m6 cross-shore221.3 m
Scoreout of 5 · 0 Not so great, 5 Fantastic

Water

15.3 °C
4/3 fullsuit (boots optional)
This week 15.0–16.1 °C
Air 15 °C · UV 0 Low · Sea Moderate

Beach cams

Vila Praia de Âncora
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Spot guide

Best swell
SSW–WNW
Best wind
ENE (offshore)
Best tide
Mid
First–last light
07:27–19:15

Hazards strong current at the Âncora mouth, drownings · shifting, dredged bar · boat traffic through the harbour mouth · breakwaters and rock outcrop to the north · occasional pollution, algae blooms · often crowded, no lifeguard off-season

Shared forecast The offshore forecast here is shared with Afife, Cabedelo (Viana do Castelo), Carreço, Moledo. Wave models resolve about 8 km, so neighbouring beaches read the same swell. What separates them is orientation, seabed and tide, not the forecast.

Nearby spots Afife, Moledo, Carreço, Cabedelo (Viana do Castelo), Cepães

Swimming conditionsTide timesSea temperature

Guides How to Read a Surf Forecast for Portugal · Beach Facing & Surf Direction on Portugal's Coast · Tides and Surf Portugal: Best Tide for Surfing

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Scores and sizes are forecasts for Intermediate surfers, out of 5. Times are Lisbon time. Size is our estimate of the breaking wave at this beach, not the offshore swell.