Mindelo Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.31° N 8.74° W

Mindelo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mindelo sea temperature is
17.0° C
1.3° 

Mindelo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mindelo today (12 Jul):

  • 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) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 10PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)--
Afternoon (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
9
0.6
WSW
7
0.5
WSW
7
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
W
6
0.4
W
6
0.4
W
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.7
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.8
W
9
0.9
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
34
25
24
24
20
11
11
11
26
35
47
36
35
26
24
24
33
32
31
28
27
97
104
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
SW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
15
S
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
0
ESE
5
ENE
0
E
5
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
N
5
E
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
SSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
High Tide
1:55PM2.80m
2:28AM2.74m
2:51PM3.01m
3:23AM2.86m
3:42PM3.17m
4:13AM2.92m
Low Tide
8:14PM0.30m
8:34AM0.33m
9:10PM0.11m
9:25AM0.20m
10:01PM-0.02m
10:13AM0.12m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:07
9:07
9:07
9:07
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
18
18
17
17
19
20
20
20
19
19
18
18
19
19
20
19
19
19
18
18
19
19
Feels °C
17
18
17
18
16
16
18
18
19
20
20
21
19
19
20
18
20
19
20
20
19
18
19
19
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