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Mindelo surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 18 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
13.8° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Mindelo today?

The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 12AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (19 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (19 Jan)5ft (1.6m)18s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
3
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.6
WNW
2
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
W
3
WNW
3
W
Period(s) (?)111111111111101010191816161616161615151414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)60347847853152142739632032080415672189350034563213337340754619461844233448501231063062
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
E
5
NNE
10
NE
5
E
0
N
5
NE
15
NNW
10
N
5
NE
5
ESE
15
SE
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
20
WSW
30
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassoffcrosscross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:55PM
2.59
3:09AM
2.88
3:29PM
2.66
3:43AM
2.97
4:02PM
2.70
4:16AM
3.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:53PM
0.42
9:23AM
0.32
9:27PM
0.33
9:57AM
0.25
10:00PM
0.28
10:30AM
0.21
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise------7:56-------7:56-------7:54-
Sunset5:32-------5:34-------5:35-------
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
--------------1421128831
Temp. °C10111098889911109899121313131313131415
Feels °C (?)787666687877654810987681210
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