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Mindelo surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal
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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
16.6° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Mindelo today?
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 10AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun morning, light winds from the ESE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 12 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | |
77 | 251 | 284 | 298 | 297 | 350 | 530 | 555 | 568 | 686 | 783 | 790 | 737 | 671 | 650 | 593 | 569 | 481 | 341 | 251 | 257 | 183 | 125 | 91 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 8:53AM2.00m | 9:21PM2.21m | 10:08AM2.02m | 10:31PM2.26m | 11:17AM2.14m | 11:34PM2.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:39AM0.97m | 2:49PM1.04m | 3:52AM0.96m | 4:05PM1.03m | 5:01AM0.85m | 5:16PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | 8:43 | |
2 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 8 | SW 8 | NW 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 |
47 | 251 | 284 | 64 | 72 | 98 | 59 | 85 | 59 | 686 | 783 | 36 | 50 | 66 | 89 | 86 | 569 | 481 | 341 | 99 | 76 | 183 | 125 | 91 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | W 19 | SW 18 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 |
77 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 63 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 27 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 130 | 161 | 123 | 7 | 13 | 73 | 71 | 64 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 9 | W 9 | — | WNW 8 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
28 | 39 | 51 | 3 | 2 | — | 6 | 45 | 31 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 3 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | — | — | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — |
— | — | 7 | 298 | 297 | 350 | 530 | 555 | 568 | — | — | 790 | 737 | 671 | 650 | 593 | — | — | — | 251 | 257 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 0 | 57 | 190 | 158 | 158 | 211 | 149 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 221 | 159 | 159 | 158 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 148 | 148 | 35 | 4 | 0 |
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