
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 2PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 16 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:13AM2.92m | 4:31PM3.27m | 5:01AM2.93m | 5:18PM3.29m | 5:47AM2.87m | 6:04PM3.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:13AM0.12m | 10:50PM-0.07m | 10:59AM0.10m | 11:37PM-0.04m | 11:44AM0.15m | 00:22AM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | 9:05 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 5 | W 5 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 4 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 5 | W 15 | W 5 | W 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 13 | W 13 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 |
28 | 27 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | NW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 11 | W 12 | — | — | SW 6 |
1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 7 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — |
— | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 9 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 148 | 288 | 148 | 38 | 6 | 24 | 181 | 149 | 667 | 1178 | 1141 | 826 | 690 | 690 | 592 | 835 | 1476 | 1476 | 1199 | 281 | 24 |
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