Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 1PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 440 | 344 | 333 | 328 | 265 | 256 | 197 | 186 | 149 | 130 | 283 | 518 | 662 | 669 | 724 | 837 | 1114 | 850 | 793 | 669 | 525 | 508 | 436 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:11AM2.49m | 2:22PM2.78m | 2:44AM2.68m | 2:55PM2.95m | 3:16AM2.84m | 3:28PM3.07m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:10AM0.54m | 8:36PM0.33m | 8:43AM0.35m | 9:08PM0.16m | 9:16AM0.19m | 9:39PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 440 | 344 | 333 | 328 | 265 | 256 | 197 | 186 | 149 | 130 | 135 | 518 | 662 | 669 | 724 | 837 | 1114 | 850 | 793 | 669 | 525 | 508 | 436 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 3 | WNW 20 | WNW 18 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 283 | 102 | 67 | 94 | 38 | 40 | 62 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | W 16 | W 16 | N 5 | W 12 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | WNW 5 | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | NW 4 | NW 10 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | — | NW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 8 | 208 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 18 | 148 | 148 | 44 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 279 | 296 | 281 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 57 | 44 | 38 |
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