Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 6AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WNW 10 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 50 | 54 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 34 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 27 | 36 | 51 | 51 | 39 | 37 | 27 | 38 | 33 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:27AM2.60m | 1:55PM2.80m | 2:28AM2.74m | 2:51PM3.01m | 3:23AM2.86m | 3:42PM3.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:37AM0.47m | 8:14PM0.30m | 8:34AM0.33m | 9:10PM0.11m | 9:25AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WSW 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 50 | 54 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 34 | 30 | 26 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 27 | 36 | 51 | 51 | 39 | 37 | 22 | 20 | 25 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 33 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 15 | W 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 19 | W 15 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 38 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 15 | 6 | 83 | 221 | 306 | 149 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 37 | 213 | 211 | 149 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 220 | 221 | 148 | 0 |
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