Mindelo surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 04 May 2026 WEST
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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
16.9° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mindelo today?

The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 4AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (04 May)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (04 May)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.6
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
1
NW
9
1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.6
NW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
82
113
113
88
68
120
118
115
152
148
174
170
184
211
180
176
132
109
93
75
99
94
19
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
N
5
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NNW
20
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:04AM2.63m
5:17PM2.74m
5:38AM2.50m
5:52PM2.62m
6:15AM2.35m
6:32PM2.49m
Low Tide
10:54PM0.36m
11:02AM0.49m
11:29PM0.47m
11:36AM0.60m
00:06AM0.60m
12:12PM0.73m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:28
6:28
6:26
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8:34
8:35
8:37
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
13
12
11
13
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
13
11
10
12
14
14
14
14
10
10
9
11
10
9
10
11
10
10
11
10
11
9
9
10
10
9
8
11
10
9
8
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.6
NW
9
0.2
WSW
6
0.9
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
1
NW
9
1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.4
NW
7
Energy kJ
82
82
113
113
88
68
4
118
115
152
148
174
170
7
7
7
176
132
109
93
6
6
6
19
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.3
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.1
NW
11
0.2
WSW
8
Energy kJ
20
12
9
9
9
4
4
3
1
1
2
2
6
6
6
6
5
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
10
0.1
NW
11
Energy kJ
3
3
2
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
4
0.3
WNW
3
0.6
WNW
4
0.9
NW
9
1.1
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.6
NW
5
Energy kJ
4
1
8
120
184
211
180
75
99
94
18
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
127
353
225
281
221
44
0
0
38
281
327
358
163
6
0
0
0
825
288
281
173
Best forecast wave conditions in Douro and Minho
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
9
9
9
6
9
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