Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 3AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 162 | 222 | 270 | 231 | 569 | 670 | 646 | 644 | 698 | 612 | 539 | 385 | 286 | 217 | 169 | 122 | 113 | 113 | 116 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:29PM2.92m | 3:48AM2.74m | 4:00PM3.03m | 4:19AM2.83m | 4:32PM3.09m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:42PM0.24m | 9:47AM0.26m | 10:13PM0.14m | 10:19AM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 8 | WSW 7 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 162 | 222 | 270 | 136 | 569 | 670 | 646 | 644 | 698 | 612 | 539 | 385 | 286 | 217 | 169 | 122 | 113 | 113 | 116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 23 | 10 | 231 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NNW 8 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 12 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 148 | 148 | 23 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 36 | 54 | 148 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 148 | 38 | 0 |
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