Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.31° N 8.74° W

Mindelo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Mindelo sea temperature is
16.0°C
2.4° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 10PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)--
Afternoon (27 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (27 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the S by Tue afternoon).

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
1.4
SW
7
1.7
SW
7
2.1
SW
8
2.4
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
302
251
247
238
275
275
297
353
393
414
385
359
275
247
186
178
295
469
781
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSW
45
S
35
S
Wind State
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:02PM3.13m
4:22AM3.03m
4:38PM3.12m
4:57AM3.03m
5:16PM3.03m
Low Tide
10:12PM-0.01m
10:26AM0.04m
10:47PM0.02m
11:03AM0.07m
rain showers
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cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
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2
14
Temp °C
21
20
19
18
18
18
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
21
22
21
21
19
19
Feels °C
20
20
20
19
19
18
19
19
20
21
20
19
19
17
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15
16
13
15
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