Mindelo Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Douro and Minho, Portugal)

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Mindelo Surf Guide

Mindelo in Douro and Minho is an exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the east northeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the west northwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Sometimes crowded.

Mindelo Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Beach	4.4
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
fairly consistent	14.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Mindelo:

The best conditions reported for surf at Mindelo occur when a West-northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-northeast.

Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Mindelo (for consistent clean waves)?

decemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Mindelo with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of December. Clean surfable waves are typically found 46% of the time in December while 50% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 4% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

46%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

50%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Mindelo Location Map

Interactive Mindelo surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Mindelo is Porto Airport (OPO) in Acores, 8 km (5 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Mindelo is Vila Real Airport (VRL), also in Acores, 85 km (53 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Mindelo Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Friday, 27 January 2023, 05:26 Local Time

m, °C	Friday 27
ft, °F	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM
Wave (m)	NNW	NW	W	NW
Period (s)	8	8	11	7
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

Tides at Mindelo

Current tide and informaton

For Vila do Conde, 5 km from Mindelo.

Next High Water: 06:50am | 2.85m

Next Low Water: 01:07pm | 0.41m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Mindelo Sea Temperature

The water temperature (14.4 °C) at Mindelo is fairly cool. Despite the sun, a windchill factor of (7.0 °C) means that surfers will need a good quality spring wetsuit, a neoprene hood. Some surfers would wear gloves and boots.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.