Mindelo Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.31° N 8.74° W

Mindelo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mindelo sea temperature is
18.1° C
0.7° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 11AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (06 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.6
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.4
W
10
0.6
NW
5
0.6
NW
6
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
8
0.4
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
17
48
46
42
66
29
23
26
27
26
26
25
25
14
7
14
14
14
10
17
23
23
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
15
NW
10
N
0
E
5
E
5
WSW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
0
NNE
5
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
8:50AM2.39m
9:20PM2.36m
10:03AM2.33m
10:44PM2.28m
11:28AM2.37m
Low Tide
2:30AM0.64m
2:59PM0.76m
3:37AM0.78m
4:21PM0.83m
5:00AM0.83m
5:52PM0.76m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:45
8:44
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
19
20
20
19
19
18
18
18
20
20
20
19
19
18
18
18
20
21
21
21
21
Feels °C
19
17
19
18
18
17
19
19
20
19
21
20
19
18
20
18
19
19
21
20
21
22
24
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