Surf-Forecast | Mindelo Surf Guide

Lat Long: 41.31° N 8.74° W

Issued: 6 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Mindelo sea temperature is

15.6°C

Mindelo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Mindelo Surf Guide

Mindelo in Douro and Minho is an exposed beach break that has quite consistent 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 angle is from the west northwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Sometimes crowded.

Mindelo Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	fairly consistent	15.6°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.

Hourly Forecast

16 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

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Sunday, 11 October 2026, 12:20 Local Time

m, °C	Sunday 11
ft, °F	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Wave (m)	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Period (s)	13	12	12	11
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross

Tides at Mindelo

Current tide and informaton

For Vila do Conde, 5 km from Mindelo.

Next High Water: 04:03pm | 3.04m

Next Low Water: 10:09pm | 0.11m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Mindelo Sea Temperature

The water temperature (15.6 °C) at Mindelo is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (18.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 15.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite