Mindelo surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 25 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
14.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mindelo today?

The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 2PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
W
11
0.5
W
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
307
241
198
192
127
122
90
86
84
82
63
63
87
64
64
74
54
51
49
23
22
30
41
41
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
20
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
10
N
5
NW
0
SE
5
E
0
W
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNE
5
N
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
ENE
10
NE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
High Tide
11:13AM2.18m
11:35PM2.49m
12:23PM2.30m
00:39AM2.59m
1:16PM2.45m
Low Tide
4:55AM0.73m
5:14PM0.90m
6:10AM0.64m
6:24PM0.77m
7:05AM0.51m
7:18PM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:41
6:39
6:37
6:37
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8:24
8:25
8:27
8:28
1
Temp °C
13
13
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
18
18
18
18
19
19
18
18
20
21
19
21
21
20
12
11
15
12
11
12
16
17
16
16
19
16
15
16
18
19
18
18
21
20
18
19
20
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
9
0.7
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.6
W
8
0.4
NW
5
0.4
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
Energy kJ
307
241
198
192
127
122
90
86
84
82
63
63
87
64
64
74
51
43
49
10
18
30
41
41
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
5
0.6
NW
6
0.6
NW
5
0.6
NW
5
0.5
NW
5
0.1
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.6
NW
7
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
W
11
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
Energy kJ
35
25
17
16
13
2
31
44
54
51
34
23
13
21
18
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.2
W
12
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
11
0.2
NNW
8
0.4
W
11
0.4
WNW
10
Energy kJ
4
3
3
11
10
22
6
35
34
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
4
0.9
NW
5
0.5
NW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.5
NW
5
0.6
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
Energy kJ
16
36
13
5
10
18
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
296
563
470
6
0
0
0
0
173
57
44
0
0
0
0
0
226
57
38
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Douro and Minho
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
6
6
5
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
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