Mindelo surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 23 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
14.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mindelo today?

The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 10PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)--
Afternoon (23 Apr)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (23 Apr)6ft (1.8m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
W
11
1.9
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
894
846
734
596
530
530
520
459
449
443
379
320
307
241
198
192
127
122
90
86
84
63
63
63
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NW
5
NW
0
NNW
5
E
5
E
5
SSW
15
W
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
N
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
20
NW
30
NW
20
NNW
10
NNW
0
E
0
E
0
E
5
ESE
15
WNW
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
8:50PM2.51m
9:47AM2.18m
10:15PM2.44m
11:13AM2.18m
11:35PM2.49m
12:23PM2.30m
Low Tide
2:21PM0.81m
3:25AM0.71m
3:46PM0.92m
4:55AM0.73m
5:14PM0.90m
6:10AM0.64m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:41
6:41
6:39
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8:22
8:23
8:24
8:25
Temp °C
15
15
15
14
14
13
15
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
15
16
16
17
17
18
17
17
19
20
11
12
15
14
14
12
15
12
12
12
12
13
12
11
14
13
11
14
16
18
17
17
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
W
11
1.9
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
Energy kJ
894
846
734
596
530
530
520
459
449
443
379
320
307
241
198
192
127
122
90
86
84
63
63
63
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
5
0.6
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.5
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
Energy kJ
29
24
20
20
14
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.7
NW
4
0.8
NW
5
Energy kJ
2
2
16
26
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
194
194
0
0
0
0
0
148
148
57
38
0
0
0
44
163
588
288
24
0
0
0
0
173
Best forecast wave conditions in Douro and Minho
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
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