Overview

Praia de Mindelo is a wide sandy beach about 20 km north of Porto, in Vila do Conde. Long beach exposed to NW Nortada with consistent waves. Less crowded than the Porto city beaches. Sandy bottom, good beach breaks. Some infrastructure — parking, restaurants. Popular with local surfers and kiters. Intermediate level.

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Spot forecast for Praia de Mindelo

Sunrise 07:52 · Sunset 18:47

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

Next tides

Low tide Tue 20 · 17:54 · 1.3 m
High tide Wed 21 · 00:10 · 2.3 m
Low tide Wed 21 · 06:04 · 1.3 m
High tide Wed 21 · 12:23 · 2.6 m

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Praia de Mindelo: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

196h

in July · 22.5 rideable days

The season runs from April to September, peaking in July: 20 rideable days a month and 196 hours of usable wind, at 21 °C. The low point is January, at 4.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 84%13-20 knots · 16%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 84% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 14 °C. The wettest month is March, with 237 mm.

Monthly averages: Praia de Mindelo

Monthly averages — Praia de Mindelo — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	4.5	26 h	14 °C	226 mm
February	9.0	74 h	15 °C	148 mm
March	12.0	86 h	15 °C	237 mm
April	17.5	144 h	19 °C	154 mm
May	21.5	185 h	19 °C	108 mm
June	19.0	164 h	21 °C	19 mm
July	22.5	196 h	23 °C	6 mm
August	21.0	173 h	22 °C	3 mm
September	19.5	136 h	21 °C	59 mm
October	10.0	50 h	20 °C	155 mm
November	5.0	34 h	18 °C	225 mm
December	6.5	54 h	15 °C	130 mm

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Technical details of Praia de Mindelo spot

The spot works with winds from N, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

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