Mindelo surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 03 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
16.9° 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 8PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (03 May)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (03 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
11
0.6
NW
10
1
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
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.9
WNW
9
1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
90
79
170
74
69
68
97
113
113
108
68
67
138
148
174
216
216
166
184
227
227
196
257
149
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
SW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
10
NE
10
NNE
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:44PM2.82m
5:04AM2.63m
5:17PM2.74m
5:38AM2.50m
5:52PM2.62m
6:15AM2.35m
Low Tide
10:30AM0.39m
10:54PM0.36m
11:02AM0.49m
11:29PM0.47m
11:36AM0.60m
00:06AM0.60m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:30
6:28
6:28
6:26
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8:32
8:34
8:35
8:37
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
14
15
15
14
14
13
12
12
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
15
14
14
14
13
11
10
11
12
11
10
11
10
9
10
12
10
9
10
10
10
10
9
10
10
9
8
10
10
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
11
0.7
SW
8
0.5
WSW
7
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.3
WSW
7
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.2
WSW
6
1
NW
9
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
9
1.1
NW
8
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
Energy kJ
90
62
31
74
69
68
97
113
113
9
68
67
4
148
1
2
166
7
7
7
6
169
149
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
10
0.1
W
13
0.5
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
9
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
Energy kJ
79
3
30
21
20
16
9
9
4
4
1
3
2
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
12
Energy kJ
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
8
0.1
NW
6
1
NW
9
0.7
NW
5
0.6
NW
4
0.6
NW
5
0.8
NW
10
0.5
WNW
3
0.6
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
Energy kJ
65
1
170
22
15
13
108
7
13
138
174
216
216
184
227
227
196
257
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
22
279
281
281
163
24
0
0
143
148
225
225
221
224
143
143
42
403
279
353
173
24
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Douro and Minho
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
5
5
9
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