Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.31° N 8.74° W

Mindelo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mindelo sea temperature is
17.1°C
0.7° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 7PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (07 Oct)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (07 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
2
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.9
NW
6
1.2
NW
6
1.4
NW
7
1.5
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.3
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
1
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
1.1
NW
10
1.1
NW
12
0.9
NW
12
0.9
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.7
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
65
64
66
106
192
399
432
300
230
176
238
132
107
208
309
224
205
140
159
104
80
Wind (km/h)
5
N
15
NW
35
NNW
30
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
N
20
NNW
15
N
10
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
5
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
N
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:25PM2.81m
1:57AM2.68m
2:11PM2.97m
2:37AM2.84m
2:51PM3.07m
Low Tide
7:12AM0.57m
7:48PM0.28m
7:58AM0.37m
8:28PM0.14m
8:39AM0.22m
9:04PM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
18
19
21
19
17
16
16
17
22
23
24
22
20
18
17
17
22
21
20
20
Feels °C
16
16
14
17
16
15
14
13
14
19
19
20
18
16
13
13
13
20
16
16
18
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