Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (08 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 9PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 116 | 59 | 72 | 143 | 224 | 192 | 192 | 227 | 182 | 188 | 241 | 196 | 94 | 84 | 173 | 138 | 130 | 125 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:42PM2.82m | 2:15AM2.68m | 2:31PM3.05m | 2:59AM2.85m | 3:13PM3.20m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:05PM0.28m | 8:16AM0.35m | 8:50PM0.08m | 8:59AM0.17m | 9:30PM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | W 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 7 | W 7 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 116 | 59 | 72 | 143 | 224 | 192 | 192 | 167 | 29 | 38 | 241 | 196 | 94 | 51 | 173 | 138 | 9 | 10 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | — | — | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 10 | W 7 |
| kJ | — | 38 | 39 | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | 10 | 26 | 79 | 84 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 227 | 182 | 188 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 130 | 125 | 44 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 127 | 143 | 22 | 38 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 337 | 327 | 289 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 286 | 288 |
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