Mindelo Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.31° N 8.74° W

Mindelo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mindelo sea temperature is
19.8° C
0.8° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 10AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (10 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (10 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.5
NW
8
0.5
W
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.8
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.7
NW
5
0.5
NW
5
0.7
WNW
6
0.6
WNW
6
0.3
WNW
10
0.7
NW
8
0.4
WNW
11
0.5
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
33
32
21
73
19
16
22
14
28
20
19
67
39
51
70
85
106
108
147
144
176
180
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
NE
5
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
5
NNW
5
SSE
10
SE
5
SW
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
1:26AM2.49m
1:50PM2.79m
2:24AM2.68m
2:43PM3.03m
3:14AM2.84m
3:31PM3.22m
Low Tide
7:32AM0.57m
8:12PM0.32m
8:27AM0.36m
9:04PM0.10m
9:15AM0.18m
9:50PM-0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:40
8:39
8:38
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
20
20
20
20
19
18
18
18
20
20
20
20
18
18
18
18
20
20
21
19
18
Feels °C
18
17
21
18
18
18
17
18
19
19
21
20
19
19
18
20
20
19
22
21
22
19
18
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Mindelo surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest