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/ Douro & Minho (25 surf breaks) /
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Mindelo surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 10 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
16.7° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Mindelo today?
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 6PM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun morning, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | NW 9 | |
688 | 736 | 745 | 838 | 725 | 505 | 423 | 349 | 306 | 313 | 244 | 174 | 134 | 109 | 77 | 54 | 52 | 39 | 45 | 35 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 10:08AM2.02m | 10:31PM2.26m | 11:17AM2.14m | 11:34PM2.39m | 12:15PM2.32m | 00:28AM2.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:05PM1.03m | 5:01AM0.85m | 5:16PM0.93m | 5:59AM0.67m | 6:15PM0.75m | 6:49AM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | 8:44 |
1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 11 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
 kJ | 688 | 50 | 47 | 63 | 84 | 150 | 423 | 349 | 306 | 97 | 73 | 174 | 134 | 109 | 77 | 54 | 52 | 28 | 20 | 35 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 19 | SW 18 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 172 | 182 | 150 | 121 | 14 | 13 | 71 | 67 | 61 | 44 | 29 | 29 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 9 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | SE 3 | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 736 | 745 | 838 | 725 | 505 | — | 4 | — | 313 | 244 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 158 | 221 | 159 | 158 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 148 | 149 | 148 | 143 | 123 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 57 | 44 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Douro and Minho | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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