Mindelo Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.31° N 8.74° W

Mindelo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mindelo sea temperature is
20.2°C
1.2° 

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 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 9PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)--
Afternoon (01 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (01 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
9
0.8
WNW
9
1.3
NW
9
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.8
NW
7
0.8
NW
7
0.8
NW
7
0.8
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
186
101
262
154
129
93
60
79
55
64
52
54
54
35
65
65
43
41
62
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
NNW
15
NNW
5
NE
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
N
5
ESE
5
SE
5
NE
5
E
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:16PM2.87m
6:39AM2.72m
7:00PM2.68m
7:25AM2.57m
7:53PM2.45m
Low Tide
00:26AM0.31m
12:45PM0.41m
1:09AM0.50m
1:35PM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:07
8:05
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
17
18
19
22
23
24
24
24
22
22
24
27
27
26
27
Feels °C
15
15
17
19
17
19
19
21
20
22
24
24
23
22
24
25
25
25
25
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