Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 9PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 6 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 284 | 302 | 302 | 400 | 235 | 301 | 261 | 221 | 221 | 190 | 206 | 101 | 74 | 171 | 129 | 93 | 71 | 69 | 67 | 49 | 75 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 5:39PM3.00m | 5:59AM2.83m | 6:16PM2.87m | 6:39AM2.72m | 7:00PM2.68m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:26AM0.18m | 11:49PM0.17m | 12:03PM0.27m | 00:26AM0.31m | 12:45PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 17 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | SW 15 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 284 | 302 | 302 | 6 | 235 | 301 | 261 | 221 | 221 | 190 | 9 | 101 | 74 | 171 | 129 | 93 | 71 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 75 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 18 | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | — | W 10 | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | — | 2 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 4 | NW 10 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 5 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 11 | 400 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | 206 | 49 | 56 | — | — | — | — | 69 | 67 | 49 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 279 | 452 | 288 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 281 | 286 | 282 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 296 | 452 | 452 | 0 |
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