Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (15 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 1PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the S by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wed 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 143 | 219 | 301 | 413 | 476 | 537 | 562 | 450 | 798 | 650 | 355 | 643 | 549 | 1084 | 1301 | 1462 | 1764 | 1433 | 938 | 865 | 826 | 818 | 1085 | 2219 | 2884 | 4140 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 6:02AM2.40m | 6:32PM2.09m | 6:55AM2.28m | 7:33PM2.00m | 7:59AM2.21m | 8:46PM1.99m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:22PM0.85m | 00:27AM0.95m | 1:20PM0.95m | 1:27AM1.04m | 2:29PM0.98m | 2:40AM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||||
 | |  | | | | |  |  | |  | |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | |  | |
 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 |
mm | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | — | N 16 | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | W 9 | W 10 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 |
| kJ | 143 | 50 | 33 | 413 | 476 | 537 | 562 | 450 | 798 | 650 | 355 | 641 | 549 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 938 | 865 | — | 818 | 1085 | 2219 | 2884 | 4140 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 11 | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 71 | 14 | 27 | 26 | 32 | 66 | — | 116 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | — | — | WSW 10 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | — | — | 20 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | WSW 9 | SSW 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 219 | 301 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | 643 | 109 | 1084 | 1301 | 1462 | 1764 | 1433 | — | — | 826 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 220 | 281 | 288 | 327 | 158 | 148 | 83 | 132 | 132 | 123 | 220 | 281 | 281 | 281 | 306 | 306 | 306 | 281 | 281 | 281 | 385 | 281 | 220 | 220 | 390 | 306 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Douro and Minho | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
Never miss your swells again.
Built by surfers, trusted by millions for over 20 years. The Wavefinder in our app makes it even easier to find where the best waves are breaking. Follow the yellow stars along your coast and get there first.
Scan the QR code to open the Surf‑Forecast app
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Mindelo surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest