Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.31° N 8.74° W

Mindelo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Mindelo sea temperature is
16.6°C
1.5° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 1PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)8ft (2.4m)13s
Afternoon (01 Oct)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (01 Oct)8ft (2.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri night, min 15°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
1
1
4
4
3
4
4
3
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
W
13
2.5
WNW
13
2.3
WNW
13
2.2
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
2.4
WNW
13
2.3
WNW
14
2.1
WNW
14
1.8
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
14
1.6
WNW
14
1.5
WNW
13
1.4
NW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.2
WNW
13
1.2
WNW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
11
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1902
1931
1584
1461
1523
1924
1979
2002
1653
1314
1176
929
808
700
630
546
430
384
309
293
261
215
211
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SSW
10
NW
10
N
0
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
6:18AM2.82m
6:46PM2.63m
7:10AM2.63m
7:47PM2.38m
8:16AM2.45m
9:09PM2.18m
Low Tide
12:31PM0.35m
00:51AM0.54m
1:27PM0.56m
1:50AM0.77m
2:43PM0.75m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
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7:33
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Temp °C
16
16
15
19
21
18
21
20
20
19
19
23
23
22
23
23
24
23
22
23
23
22
21
Feels °C
14
14
13
15
15
12
17
16
16
16
17
22
20
19
21
22
23
23
21
23
22
21
22
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