Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (12 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 10PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 784 | 744 | 593 | 551 | 467 | 400 | 363 | 356 | 424 | 458 | 424 | 335 | 335 | 273 | 226 | 212 | 231 | 351 | 841 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:37PM2.93m | 4:52AM2.92m | 5:11PM2.78m | 5:25AM2.81m | 5:45PM2.59m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:40PM0.22m | 11:00AM0.23m | 11:12PM0.37m | 11:34AM0.38m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 784 | 744 | 593 | 551 | 467 | 400 | 363 | 356 | 424 | 458 | 424 | 335 | 335 | 273 | 226 | 212 | 231 | 235 | 841 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 17 | NW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 11 | 25 | 48 | 118 | 351 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 148 | 127 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 281 | 280 | 281 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 190 | 44 | 44 | 24 |
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