Mindelo surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 05 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
17.0° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mindelo today?

The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 12AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (06 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (06 May)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.8
NW
6
0.9
NW
7
0.8
NW
7
0.7
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.6
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
174
193
184
201
153
129
109
90
99
94
54
73
61
40
33
27
28
61
43
41
31
22
42
42
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
10
NNE
10
NE
5
N
20
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
15
NNW
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
SSE
10
S
10
W
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
5
S
5
SSE
10
S
25
S
20
SSW
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:52PM2.62m
6:15AM2.35m
6:32PM2.49m
6:57AM2.20m
7:17PM2.36m
7:48AM2.08m
Low Tide
00:06AM0.60m
12:12PM0.73m
00:48AM0.75m
12:54PM0.86m
1:37AM0.89m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
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6:26
6:24
6:24
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8:35
8:37
8:37
8:38
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
13
11
10
12
14
14
15
15
14
13
13
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
10
9
9
10
9
8
10
10
8
10
13
13
12
12
12
13
12
13
14
13
13
12
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.9
NW
7
0.8
NW
7
0.7
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.6
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
Energy kJ
7
7
7
201
153
129
109
6
6
6
6
73
61
40
33
27
28
61
43
41
31
22
16
16
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.2
WNW
10
0.3
NW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.3
NW
9
0.3
NW
9
0.3
NW
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
5
4
10
15
10
14
13
12
1
1
5
5
19
42
42
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
2
6
5
5
1
1
1
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.8
NW
6
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
SW
4
Energy kJ
174
193
184
90
99
94
54
2
4
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
279
306
163
24
0
0
0
504
288
286
24
0
0
0
23
148
148
148
211
0
6
23
140
148
Best forecast wave conditions in Douro and Minho
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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