Mindelo surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 01 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
16.5° 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 6AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
14
1
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.7
NW
13
0.7
NW
13
0.7
NW
12
0.7
NW
12
0.6
NW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
8
0.6
NW
11
0.6
NW
11
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.7
NW
9
0.6
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
330
394
321
312
253
222
219
219
172
164
149
144
112
91
116
96
88
61
94
90
82
73
87
58
Wind (km/h)
0
S
5
E
5
E
5
SSE
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
5
NNE
0
NNE
5
SE
5
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SW
10
SW
5
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
S
15
WSW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
3:23AM2.82m
3:40PM2.86m
3:57AM2.79m
4:12PM2.86m
4:30AM2.73m
4:44PM2.82m
Low Tide
9:28AM0.29m
9:47PM0.28m
9:59AM0.32m
10:20PM0.30m
10:30AM0.39m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:33
6:31
6:30
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8:30
8:31
8:32
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
16
16
16
15
14
13
15
15
15
14
14
16
16
14
15
13
13
14
14
15
13
13
12
12
13
14
15
14
13
12
14
12
11
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
14
1
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
0.8
W
11
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.7
NW
13
0.7
NW
13
0.7
NW
12
0.7
NW
12
0.6
NW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.7
NW
9
0.6
NW
8
Energy kJ
330
394
321
312
160
222
219
219
172
164
149
144
112
91
116
90
88
61
58
58
82
73
87
58
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
WNW
14
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
NW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.5
NW
11
0.6
NW
11
0.6
NW
11
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.5
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
Energy kJ
104
112
119
155
253
114
112
112
79
72
69
71
68
67
87
96
78
57
94
90
3
3
31
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
W
15
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
W
13
Energy kJ
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
4
2
1
1
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
4
0.3
W
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.7
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.6
NW
4
Energy kJ
2
3
1
2
8
55
50
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
148
148
148
0
0
0
4
13
148
148
148
13
4
0
0
13
220
281
281
44
Best forecast wave conditions in Douro and Minho
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
9
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
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