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/ Douro & Minho (25 surf breaks) /
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Mindelo surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 08 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
17.0° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Mindelo today?
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 7AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 15 | W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | |
34 | 23 | 23 | 42 | 38 | 39 | 60 | 60 | 57 | 105 | 311 | 346 | 311 | 748 | 650 | 517 | 679 | 660 | 497 | 408 | 380 | 498 | 418 | 408 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 7:48AM2.08m | 8:14PM2.25m | 8:53AM2.00m | 9:21PM2.21m | 10:08AM2.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:37AM0.89m | 1:44PM0.97m | 2:39AM0.97m | 2:49PM1.04m | 3:52AM0.96m | 4:05PM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  |  |  |  | | | |  |  | | |  | |  | |  | | | | | | | |
 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 5 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | NW 11 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 8 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 9 | W 11 | WNW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
 kJ | 34 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 60 | 60 | 8 | 105 | 311 | 346 | 64 | 72 | 96 | 517 | 58 | 58 | 497 | 59 | 39 | 66 | 89 | 110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 15 | W 15 | WNW 14 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WNW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 11 | NW 10 | NW 11 | W 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 19 | 42 | 38 | 39 | 2 | 3 | 57 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 47 | 63 | 45 | 86 | 31 | 30 | 58 | 16 | 20 | 8 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 9 | W 9 | — | NW 11 | — | NW 11 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 39 | 52 | 3 | 2 | — | 44 | — | 31 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | SW 9 | SW 10 | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 311 | 748 | 650 | — | 679 | 660 | — | 408 | 380 | 498 | 418 | 408 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 6 | 6 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 143 | 211 | 23 | 148 | 149 | 159 | 159 | 158 | 220 | 221 | 159 | 158 | 25 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Douro and Minho | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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