Mindelo surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 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
16.3° C
(Which is 2.4°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Mindelo today?

The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 10AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (18 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
1
W
1
W
0.9
WNW
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
Period(s) (?)13121211111111101010101010109999998888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)222485437387366292286281265250245245205192176138130127127126167196191159
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
0
E
5
SSE
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
E
10
NNE
5
ESE
10
S
5
SSE
10
SW
5
WSW
0
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
onglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:23AM
2.36
1:38PM
2.68
2:10AM
2.53
2:23PM
2.86
2:48AM
2.68
3:00PM
2.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:24AM
0.70
8:02PM
0.43
8:10AM
0.51
8:41PM
0.28
8:47AM
0.35
9:15PM
0.18
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
Sunrise--7:16-------7:18-------7:18-----
Sunset-----7:39-------7:37-------7:36--
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------11--------1----
Temp. °C201921232223252323202024232122191818181718171716
Feels °C (?)181718191920222020171922212020181718171515151514
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Douro & Minho

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Mindelo (light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 120 to 180 degs) at Porto/Pedras Rubras Airport 12 km from Mindelo). A 1.3m groundswell from the WNW

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