Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 8PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 48 | 52 | 66 | 103 | 73 | 78 | 118 | 111 | 237 | 222 | 280 | 261 | 180 | 166 | 163 | 166 | 79 | 76 | 54 | 51 | 49 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:30PM3.23m | 4:50AM3.01m | 5:06PM3.11m | 5:24AM2.93m | 5:41PM2.92m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:16AM0.01m | 10:41PM-0.03m | 10:52AM0.06m | 11:14PM0.10m | 11:27AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 24 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 33 | 52 | 66 | 103 | 73 | 37 | 42 | 81 | 237 | 222 | 280 | 261 | 180 | 166 | 163 | 166 | 79 | 76 | 41 | 44 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | NW 7 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | NW 9 | NW 10 | WNW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 48 | 25 | 10 | 25 | 43 | 43 | 58 | 111 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 33 | 46 | 41 | 54 | 51 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | WNW 11 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | W 9 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 13 | 78 | 118 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 25 | 41 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 173 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 190 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 148 | 44 | 44 |
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