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Mindelo surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 29 Jan 2026 WET
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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
13.0° C
 (Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mindelo today?

The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 7AM is: 5.5m 18s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jan)18ft (5.5m)18s
Afternoon (30 Jan)16ft (5.0m)17s
Evening (30 Jan)18ft (5.5m)16s

Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
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0
0
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3
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
W
4
W
4
W
5.5
W
5.5
W
5.5
W
5
W
5.5
W
5.5
W
6
WNW
5.5
WNW
5.5
WNW
5
WNW
4.5
W
4.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
Period(s) (?)131314191818171716161616161615151515141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4937521072742142720329177261555117803165541639915853156881193499218173692657214869449434082836241221662103
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
25
WSW
25
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
W
35
W
45
WNW
45
WNW
50
WNW
40
NW
30
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
20
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		crosscrosscrossoncross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:23AM
2.62
1:01PM
2.56
1:22AM
2.85
1:55PM
2.72
2:13AM
3.06
2:42PM
2.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:03PM
0.68
6:46AM
0.48
7:05PM
0.51
7:43AM
0.26
7:57PM
0.32
8:32AM
0.08
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Sunrise----7:48-------7:47-------7:46---
Sunset------5:47-------5:49-------5:50-
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
11111213-11------344---1
Temp. °C141313131314131111121212121313131211111415151415
Feels °C (?)88865752123578997541113121011
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