Mindelo surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 16 Apr 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
13.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mindelo today?

The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 4PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)10ft (3.0m)15s
Afternoon (16 Apr)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (16 Apr)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
5
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
1
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
W
3
W
3
WNW
2.5
W
2.5
WNW
2.3
WNW
2
W
1.8
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
Period(s) (?)161515141414131313121212121212111111111011111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)46974353347428502410184614001127860781781918755857741603572485408346302302275232
Wind
(km/h)
0
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
0
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
0
NW
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:04PM
2.97
3:19AM
3.15
3:42PM
3.11
4:00AM
3.20
4:22PM
3.17
4:43AM
3.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:53AM
0.05
9:08PM
0.10
9:31AM
-0.06
9:48PM
-0.03
10:10AM
-0.08
10:30PM
-0.07
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise-------6:52-------6:50-------6:50
Sunset---8:15-------8:15-------8:16----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131313121211111012141413131313131415161616151514
Feels °C (?)13101099998101098101211121412131416141412
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