Mindelo surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 02 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
13.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Mindelo today?

The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 9AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (02 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (02 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


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Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)1313131212121277111110101015141413131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)341261186158161161153169179135130116114109172239261402690648598677699688
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
N
20
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
N
5
ENE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offglasscross-
off
cross-
off
ononcross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:51AM
3.05
4:09PM
2.94
4:24AM
3.01
4:40PM
2.94
4:55AM
2.91
5:10PM
2.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:39PM
0.17
10:00AM
0.10
10:12PM
0.14
10:30AM
0.15
10:44PM
0.18
10:59AM
0.25
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise----7:16-------7:15-------7:13---
Sunset-------8:00-------8:00-------8:01
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181613121217181719151413141920181918161617191615
Feels °C (?)161410881211111512108101414131616141415161313
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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