Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 5PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 127 | 127 | 183 | 219 | 281 | 251 | 341 | 270 | 242 | 234 | 115 | 264 | 376 | 508 | 521 | 573 | 703 | 669 | 478 | 370 | 444 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:48AM2.30m | 10:44PM2.16m | 11:24AM2.36m | 00:16AM2.27m | 12:43PM2.56m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:17PM0.86m | 4:54AM0.94m | 5:57PM0.76m | 6:22AM0.80m | 7:11PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 26 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | W 16 | NW 10 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 127 | 127 | 94 | 219 | 281 | 251 | 341 | 270 | 242 | 234 | 115 | 260 | 207 | 508 | 521 | 573 | 703 | 669 | 478 | 370 | 444 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | NW 14 | NW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 19 | W 9 | W 16 | W 15 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 54 | 183 | 92 | 59 | 53 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 264 | 376 | 45 | 90 | 90 | 12 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 12 | — | — | SW 12 | WNW 18 | W 9 | W 9 | — | NW 9 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 61 | 40 | 39 | — | 30 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 10 | NW 5 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 220 | 33 | 99 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 50 | 67 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 194 | 148 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 44 | 225 | 353 | 194 | 143 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 297 | 385 | 245 | 143 |
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