Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 12AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 206 | 262 | 149 | 142 | 368 | 322 | 303 | 303 | 416 | 171 | 309 | 213 | 157 | 101 | 79 | 55 | 53 | 39 | 46 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:23PM2.03m | 10:01AM2.08m | 10:52PM1.93m | 11:33AM2.07m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:03PM1.00m | 3:27AM1.10m | 4:28PM1.13m | 4:58AM1.17m | 6:06PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | SW 13 | WNW 9 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 7 | 149 | 142 | 368 | 322 | 303 | 9 | 8 | 171 | 309 | 213 | 157 | 101 | 79 | 51 | 53 | 39 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 16 | NW 12 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 10 | 34 | 39 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 41 | 47 | 40 | 55 | 39 | 35 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | W 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 12 | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 16 |
| kJ | 10 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 206 | 262 | 95 | 97 | — | — | — | 303 | 416 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 279 | 306 | 288 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 495 | 353 | 286 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 0 |
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