Mindelo surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 17 Apr 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
13.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Mindelo today?

The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 5PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (17 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (17 Apr)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
Period(s) (?)131212121212121111111111111111101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8607819019189028577186035724854083532862862401871731371049671714949
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
15
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
ENE
0
N
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
ENE
5
E
5
SSE
10
S
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
ENE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
offglasscross-
on
crosscrosscrossglassglassglasscrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoffglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:42PM
3.11
4:00AM
3.20
4:22PM
3.17
4:43AM
3.16
5:03PM
3.15
5:29AM
3.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:31AM
-0.06
9:48PM
-0.03
10:10AM
-0.08
10:30PM
-0.07
10:50AM
-0.00
11:14PM
-0.02
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-------6:50-------6:50-------6:48
Sunset---8:15-------8:16-------8:17----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C121414131314141417191820181918171718181715151514
Feels °C (?)1011981013131216171517161717161515161614141313
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