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Mindelo surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 18 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
13.2° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Mindelo today?

The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 9AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 2.0m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am February 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (18 Feb)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (18 Feb)11ft (3.5m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sat
21
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
W
1.8
WNW
1.5
WNW
3
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
1.8
NW
1.8
NW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
0.7
W
0.9
W
1.4
W
1.6
W
Period(s) (?)121111111111121313121212121214141413131322212019
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)851851553206218702452361044603820304626032287220920471150115096169060946645770915071840
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
35
S
40
SSW
40
WSW
35
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
15
NW
20
NNW
15
N
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:19AM
3.11
3:39PM
2.89
3:52AM
3.17
4:13PM
2.93
4:26AM
3.16
4:48PM
2.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:32AM
0.06
9:38PM
0.11
10:05AM
0.01
10:12PM
0.09
10:39AM
0.02
10:49PM
0.13
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sat
21
Sunrise--7:26-------7:24-------7:22-----
Sunset-----6:10-------6:13-------6:14--
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1141-11----------------
Temp. °C12121314131212111111111212121198881011101111
Feels °C (?)766665533456788655577589
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