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Mindelo surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 WETForecast 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
15.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Mindelo today?
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 7PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 21s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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 kJ (?) | 1760 | 1376 | 1200 | 1218 | 2304 | 2964 | 2605 | 4991 | 5135 | 7133 | 10961 | 11097 | 10247 | 9101 | 8221 | 7101 | 6012 | 4288 | 3705 | 3015 | 2259 | 1826 | 1644 | 1161 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:37AM 2.58 | 8:20PM 2.21 | 8:40AM 2.43 | 9:26PM 2.17 | 9:46AM 2.33 | 10:29PM 2.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:05PM 0.66 | 2:15AM 0.86 | 3:10PM 0.76 | 3:26AM 0.93 | 4:12PM 0.81 | 4:35AM 0.93 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:05 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
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