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Mindelo Surf Forecast
/ Douro & Minho (25 surf breaks) /
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Mindelo surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 18 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
16.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)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 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | |
379 | 307 | 270 | 260 | 286 | 302 | 279 | 279 | 322 | 334 | 465 | 1859 | 2056 | 1942 | 1679 | 1319 | 1156 | 993 | 820 | 706 | 589 | 505 | 387 | 356 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:50PM3.17m | 5:20AM2.93m | 5:40PM3.10m | 6:14AM2.76m | 6:33PM2.97m | 7:11AM2.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:06PM-0.01m | 11:22AM0.20m | 11:58PM0.10m | 12:13PM0.36m | 00:56AM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 |
11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
 kJ | 379 | 307 | 270 | 260 | 286 | 302 | 279 | 279 | 322 | 334 | 341 | 1859 | 2056 | 1942 | 1679 | 1319 | 1156 | 993 | 820 | 706 | 589 | 505 | 387 | 356 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 86 | 465 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 19 | W 13 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 148 | 148 | 158 | 4 | 36 | 43 | 71 | 148 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 194 | 143 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 148 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Douro and Minho | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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