Mindelo surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 09 May 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
16.6° 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 9PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)--
Afternoon (09 May)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (09 May)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning).

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
8
1.7
SW
8
1.8
SW
8
1.9
SW
8
1.9
SW
8
2
SW
9
2.1
SW
9
2
SW
8
2.1
SW
8
2.4
SW
8
2.4
SW
8
2.3
SW
8
1.8
SW
8
1.7
SW
8
1.6
SW
8
1.5
SW
8
1.3
SW
8
1.2
SW
8
1.1
SW
7
0.9
SW
7
0.9
SW
7
0.8
SW
7
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
186
320
479
517
505
598
660
558
569
765
802
711
470
382
346
277
210
160
121
86
67
54
40
39
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
30
S
25
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
WNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
9:21PM2.21m
10:08AM2.02m
10:31PM2.26m
11:17AM2.14m
11:34PM2.39m
12:15PM2.32m
Low Tide
2:49PM1.04m
3:52AM0.96m
4:05PM1.03m
5:01AM0.85m
5:16PM0.93m
5:59AM0.67m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:39
8:40
8:42
8:43
1
3
4
5
3
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
14
12
12
13
15
16
15
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
15
14
14
15
16
12
10
10
8
7
7
7
7
9
9
10
8
9
9
10
12
13
15
15
14
13
13
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
12
0.6
W
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
W
10
1.9
SW
8
2
SW
9
2.1
SW
9
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
NW
12
0.5
NW
12
0.6
NW
12
0.6
NW
12
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
1.2
SW
8
1.1
SW
7
0.9
SW
7
0.9
SW
7
0.8
SW
7
0.6
SW
7
0.6
SW
6
Energy kJ
72
93
91
78
505
598
660
39
47
65
83
112
189
213
150
121
119
160
121
86
67
54
35
33
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
11
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
NW
10
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
NW
12
0.4
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
18
0.7
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
Energy kJ
63
47
44
31
58
36
47
52
34
20
7
7
7
14
13
116
112
64
58
41
40
39
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.4
NW
10
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
19
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
2
44
30
23
25
7
7
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
8
1.7
SW
8
1.8
SW
8
1.9
SW
8
2
SW
8
2.1
SW
8
2.4
SW
8
2.4
SW
8
2.3
SW
8
1.8
SW
8
1.7
SW
8
1.6
SW
8
1.5
SW
8
1.3
SW
8
Energy kJ
186
320
479
517
558
569
765
802
711
470
382
346
277
210
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
1
3
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
4
22
143
148
155
149
158
221
158
221
221
158
155
149
149
148
149
155
155
54
4
8
4
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Douro and Minho
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
5
4
5
4
4
4
9
9
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
6
6
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