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 fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the east northeast. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell angle is from the west northwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right. It's sometimes crowded here.

Mindelo Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	fairly consistent	16.3°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.

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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

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 28 May 2026, 23:53 Local Time

m, °C	Thu	Friday 29
ft, °F	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Wave (m)	WNW	W	W	W
Period (s)	10	13	12	12
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	glass	cross- off

Tides at Mindelo

Current tide and informaton

For Vila do Conde, 5 km from Mindelo.

Next High Water: 02:21am | 2.56m

Next Low Water: 08:26am | 0.52m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Mindelo Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.3 °C) at Mindelo is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (14.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

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