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/ Douro & Minho (25 surf breaks) /
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Mindelo surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 01 May 2026 WESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Mindelo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mindelo sea temperature is
16.5° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Mindelo today?
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 6AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 8 | |
330 | 394 | 321 | 312 | 253 | 222 | 219 | 219 | 172 | 164 | 149 | 144 | 112 | 91 | 116 | 96 | 88 | 61 | 94 | 90 | 82 | 73 | 87 | 58 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 3:23AM2.82m | 3:40PM2.86m | 3:57AM2.79m | 4:12PM2.86m | 4:30AM2.73m | 4:44PM2.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:28AM0.29m | 9:47PM0.28m | 9:59AM0.32m | 10:20PM0.30m | 10:30AM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | W 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 8 |
 kJ | 330 | 394 | 321 | 312 | 160 | 222 | 219 | 219 | 172 | 164 | 149 | 144 | 112 | 91 | 116 | 90 | 88 | 61 | 58 | 58 | 82 | 73 | 87 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 14 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 104 | 112 | 119 | 155 | 253 | 114 | 112 | 112 | 79 | 72 | 69 | 71 | 68 | 67 | 87 | 96 | 78 | 57 | 94 | 90 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | WSW 4 | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | W 15 | — | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | W 13 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | NW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | 50 | — | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 220 | 281 | 281 | 44 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Douro and Minho | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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