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Mindelo surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 17 Dec 2025 WETForecast 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
15.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Mindelo today?
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 11AM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2707 | 2397 | 1960 | 1739 | 1430 | 1156 | 965 | 920 | 1183 | 6044 | 13351 | 14616 | 14027 | 14933 | 11190 | 9992 | 7647 | 8324 | 7292 | 6841 | 6772 | 6662 | 6488 | 5364 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:55AM 2.50 | 1:15PM 2.43 | 1:33AM 2.60 | 1:54PM 2.50 | 2:10AM 2.69 | 2:32PM 2.55 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:07AM 0.67 | 7:18PM 0.64 | 7:46AM 0.57 | 7:55PM 0.57 | 8:23AM 0.48 | 8:31PM 0.52 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:07 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
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