Mindelo surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 18 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
14.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Mindelo today?

The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 10PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)--
Afternoon (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (18 Apr)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.8
WNW
Period(s) (?)1110111111101010101010101010101010109913161514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4083462863022562321731379896717149494848313129283247123217
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
10
NW
0
NNW
0
E
0
E
5
S
10
S
10
SW
10
W
10
NW
5
W
0
NNE
5
E
0
N
0
NNW
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
ENE
10
ESE
25
ENE
25
SE
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrossglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:22PM
3.17
4:43AM
3.16
5:03PM
3.15
5:29AM
3.02
5:48PM
3.04
6:18AM
2.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:30PM
-0.07
10:50AM
-0.00
11:14PM
-0.02
11:33AM
0.15
12:03AM
0.13
12:20PM
0.36
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-----6:50-------6:48-------6:47--
Sunset-8:16-------8:17-------8:19------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181819181716171716161514141416161716151718182318
Feels °C (?)141618171615151514151414131315141513131416131815
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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