Mindelo surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 07 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
13.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Mindelo today?

The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 11AM is: 2.5m 17s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Afternoon (07 Apr)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (07 Apr)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Fri
10
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
0
0
2
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
0
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
WNW
1.7
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)181616171616151514141414141414131313131212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8351628326745664234374542444552443239443533306622281937146511551026865659477399429509533
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
20
SSE
25
S
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
ENE
20
ENE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcrosscrossoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:34AM
2.38
6:49PM
2.44
7:13AM
2.18
7:33PM
2.25
8:06AM
2.00
8:38PM
2.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:32PM
0.74
1:03AM
0.79
1:11PM
0.93
1:53AM
0.98
2:05PM
1.09
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Fri
10
Sunrise--7:09-------7:07-------7:05-----
Sunset-----8:05-------8:06-------8:07--
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
1-12321----1------------
Temp. °C171816131110101111111111111212121212141823272421
Feels °C (?)151412955689999910910910121421242019
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