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Mindelo surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 16 Feb 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
13.4° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Mindelo today?

The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 10PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm February 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Feb)--
Afternoon (16 Feb)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (16 Feb)8ft (2.5m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.9
W
1.9
W
1.9
WNW
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
Period(s) (?)131313141413131312121212121111111111121313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2640264026552857258222581836161013601064944913946926961186819162343360645293948319927012538
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
30
S
35
S
40
S
40
WSW
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		ononononcross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:34PM
2.66
2:46AM
2.98
3:06PM
2.79
3:19AM
3.11
3:39PM
2.89
3:52AM
3.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:32PM
0.33
9:00AM
0.18
9:05PM
0.20
9:32AM
0.06
9:38PM
0.11
10:05AM
0.01
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise------7:26-------7:26-------7:24-
Sunset-6:08-------6:09-------6:10------
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-1------------131-1-1---
Temp. °C131313131313131313131312121112141312111111111112
Feels °C (?)9101111111111101010108744665223445
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