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Mindelo Surf Forecast
/ Douro & Minho (25 surf breaks) /
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Mindelo surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 04 May 2026 WESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.9° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Mindelo today?
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 4AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 5 | |
82 | 82 | 113 | 113 | 88 | 68 | 120 | 118 | 115 | 152 | 148 | 174 | 170 | 184 | 211 | 180 | 176 | 132 | 109 | 93 | 75 | 99 | 94 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 5:04AM2.63m | 5:17PM2.74m | 5:38AM2.50m | 5:52PM2.62m | 6:15AM2.35m | 6:32PM2.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:54PM0.36m | 11:02AM0.49m | 11:29PM0.47m | 11:36AM0.60m | 00:06AM0.60m | 12:12PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WSW 6 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | NW 7 |
 kJ | 82 | 82 | 113 | 113 | 88 | 68 | 4 | 118 | 115 | 152 | 148 | 174 | 170 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 176 | 132 | 109 | 93 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | NW 11 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 20 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 5 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 184 | 211 | 180 | — | — | — | — | 75 | 99 | 94 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 353 | 225 | 281 | 221 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 281 | 327 | 358 | 163 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 825 | 288 | 281 | 173 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Douro and Minho | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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