Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 1PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 67 | 58 | 58 | 37 | 16 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 32 | 29 | 48 | 46 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 154 | 171 | 184 | 164 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:15AM2.56m | 7:35PM2.50m | 7:57AM2.38m | 8:21PM2.24m | 8:49AM2.20m | 9:23PM2.03m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:03AM0.45m | 1:18PM0.57m | 1:41AM0.69m | 2:04PM0.80m | 2:25AM0.92m | 3:03PM1.00m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 67 | 58 | 58 | 37 | 15 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 29 | 48 | 46 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 17 | 58 | 57 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 4 | WNW 8 | W 8 | NW 5 | NW 5 | SSW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 12 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WSW 14 | SSW 3 | SW 14 | — | SW 13 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 8 | — | 7 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 154 | 171 | 184 | 164 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 15 | 320 | 148 | 71 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 6 | 123 | 148 | 148 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 163 | 281 | 163 |
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