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/ Douro & Minho (25 surf breaks) /
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Mindelo surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 04 May 2026 WESTForecast 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
17.0° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Mindelo today?
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 2AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 9 | |
68 | 67 | 65 | 115 | 112 | 132 | 126 | 142 | 174 | 221 | 211 | 180 | 176 | 132 | 109 | 120 | 99 | 94 | 19 | 45 | 47 | 30 | 22 | 67 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 5:17PM2.74m | 5:38AM2.50m | 5:52PM2.62m | 6:15AM2.35m | 6:32PM2.49m | 6:57AM2.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:29PM0.47m | 11:36AM0.60m | 00:06AM0.60m | 12:12PM0.73m | 00:48AM0.75m | 12:54PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 |
9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 9 |
 kJ | 68 | 67 | 65 | 115 | 112 | 132 | 126 | 142 | 7 | 7 | 211 | 180 | 176 | 132 | 109 | 75 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 45 | 47 | 30 | 22 | 67 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | NW 11 | WSW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | NW 11 | WSW 8 | W 8 | NW 7 | W 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | NW 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 8 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 174 | 221 | — | — | — | — | — | 120 | 99 | 94 | 19 | — | — | — | — | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 225 | 281 | 44 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 281 | 812 | 306 | 163 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 587 | 288 | 288 | 173 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 148 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Douro and Minho | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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