Mindelo surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 01 May 2026 WEST
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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
16.5° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mindelo today?

The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 11PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)--
Afternoon (01 May)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (01 May)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.7
NW
13
0.7
NW
13
0.7
NW
12
0.7
NW
12
0.6
NW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
11
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
8
0.6
NW
11
0.6
NW
11
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
222
222
219
172
164
149
144
112
93
85
124
94
61
94
90
79
71
79
69
68
82
113
113
110
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
E
5
S
10
SE
15
S
20
SSW
20
SW
10
SW
0
NW
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NW
15
WNW
on
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
3:40PM2.86m
3:57AM2.79m
4:12PM2.86m
4:30AM2.73m
4:44PM2.82m
5:04AM2.63m
Low Tide
9:47PM0.28m
9:59AM0.32m
10:20PM0.30m
10:30AM0.39m
10:54PM0.36m
11:02AM0.49m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:31
6:30
6:28
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8:30
8:31
8:32
8:34
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
15
15
14
14
15
15
16
16
15
15
14
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
11
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
13
14
15
15
13
12
12
11
10
10
9
10
11
9
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.7
NW
13
0.7
NW
13
0.7
NW
12
0.7
NW
12
0.6
NW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.9
SW
5
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.6
NW
11
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
Energy kJ
222
222
219
172
164
149
144
112
93
36
124
88
61
58
90
79
71
79
69
68
82
113
113
110
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
NW
11
0.6
NW
11
0.5
NW
11
0.6
NW
11
0.6
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
7
Energy kJ
114
149
112
108
72
69
71
47
67
85
96
94
57
94
51
35
32
21
21
20
9
9
9
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
W
15
0.5
W
9
0.1
NW
6
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
Energy kJ
2
2
2
1
4
40
1
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.8
SW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
Energy kJ
2
4
1
3
20
6
4
4
4
5
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
148
148
0
0
0
4
13
54
148
148
0
0
4
4
22
296
352
225
44
44
0
0
22
148
Best forecast wave conditions in Douro and Minho
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
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