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Mindelo surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 31 Jan 2026 WET
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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
13.3° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Mindelo today?

The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 6PM is: 4.0m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jan)16ft (5.0m)16s
Afternoon (31 Jan)15ft (4.5m)15s
Evening (31 Jan)11ft (3.5m)15s

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

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Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5
WNW
4.5
W
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.1
W
1.6
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
4
W
4
W
4
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
4.5
W
5
W
5
W
4.5
W
Period(s) (?)161615151515141414131313181616151412131414141415
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1208899218358699357774656399933882817221520121537172827422310644168395067671577918493911393729505
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
20
SW
20
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
15
SSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
35
S
40
S
55
SSW
35
SSW
45
W
45
W
35
WSW
40
W
35
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		ononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:55PM
2.72
2:13AM
3.06
2:42PM
2.85
2:58AM
3.21
3:24PM
2.92
3:39AM
3.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:43AM
0.26
7:57PM
0.32
8:32AM
0.08
8:41PM
0.18
9:16AM
-0.02
9:23PM
0.10
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise7:47-------7:46-------7:45-------
Sunset--5:49-------5:50-------5:51-----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----1442--3115121323223243
Temp. °C121313131210111313141414141413111111111111111010
Feels °C (?)810109855111212118747223333223
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