Overview

Âncora is a small beach town just south of the Spanish border, between Moledo and Viana do Castelo. Long sandy beach with consistent NW Nortada and Atlantic waves. Less known than Cabedelo or Moledo — quieter but good conditions for wave riding. The Âncora river mouth provides some shelter. Cold Atlantic water ~16-17°C.

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Spot forecast for ancora

Sunrise 07:53 · Sunset 18:46

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

Next tides

High tide Tue 20 · 11:26 · 2.5 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 17:56 · 1.3 m
High tide Wed 21 · 00:12 · 2.3 m
Low tide Wed 21 · 06:05 · 1.3 m

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ancora: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

212h

in May · 21.5 rideable days

The season runs from April to September, peaking in May: 18 rideable days a month and 212 hours of usable wind, at 20 °C. The low point is January, at 5.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 85%13-20 knots · 15%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 85% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 15 °C. The wettest month is January, with 308 mm.

Monthly averages: ancora

Monthly averages — ancora — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	5.5	34 h	15 °C	308 mm
February	8.0	73 h	15 °C	191 mm
March	11.5	100 h	15 °C	283 mm
April	16.0	151 h	18 °C	196 mm
May	21.5	212 h	18 °C	131 mm
June	16.5	178 h	21 °C	27 mm
July	21.5	230 h	22 °C	16 mm
August	21.0	214 h	22 °C	5 mm
September	14.0	127 h	20 °C	65 mm
October	9.5	58 h	20 °C	199 mm
November	7.5	40 h	18 °C	281 mm
December	7.0	58 h	15 °C	174 mm

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Technical details of ancora spot

The spot works with winds from N, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

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