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/ Douro & Minho (25 surf breaks) /
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Mindelo surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 30 Apr 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
16.5° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Mindelo today?
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 2AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | |
392 | 362 | 344 | 330 | 394 | 321 | 312 | 253 | 222 | 219 | 219 | 172 | 164 | 149 | 144 | 112 | 93 | 116 | 113 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 89 | 77 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | |
High Tide | 3:08PM2.81m | 3:23AM2.82m | 3:40PM2.86m | 3:57AM2.79m | 4:12PM2.86m | 4:30AM2.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14PM0.31m | 9:28AM0.29m | 9:47PM0.28m | 9:59AM0.32m | 10:20PM0.30m | 10:30AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | W 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
 kJ | 392 | 362 | 344 | 330 | 394 | 321 | 312 | 160 | 222 | 219 | 219 | 172 | 164 | 149 | 144 | 112 | 93 | 116 | 113 | 88 | 62 | 53 | 89 | 77 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 14 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 106 | 102 | 102 | 104 | 112 | 119 | 155 | 253 | 114 | 112 | 112 | 79 | 72 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 104 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 51 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | WSW 4 | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | W 15 | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | W 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 2 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 148 | 71 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 148 | 148 | 47 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 194 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Douro and Minho | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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