Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (12 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 10PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.9m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 792 | 835 | 951 | 951 | 2001 | 1699 | 1270 | 979 | 645 | 632 | 330 | 284 | 243 | 215 | 176 | 156 | 121 | 117 | 117 | 114 | 114 | 125 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 4:25PM2.53m | 4:39AM2.67m | 5:02PM2.38m | 5:18AM2.54m | 5:43PM2.23m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:22PM0.57m | 10:53AM0.56m | 10:58PM0.70m | 11:34AM0.71m | 11:39PM0.83m | |||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  | | | | | | | | |  |  |  |  |  | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 |
 | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
mm | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 541 | 740 | 951 | 951 | — | 1699 | 1270 | 979 | 645 | 632 | 330 | 284 | 243 | 215 | 176 | 140 | 114 | 117 | 91 | 114 | 114 | 125 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 21 | 46 | — | — | 59 | 379 | 283 | 15 | 293 | 242 | 183 | 133 | 123 | 156 | 121 | 114 | 117 | 104 | 71 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | N 9 | NW 9 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 792 | 835 | 835 | 864 | 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 158 | 148 | 155 | 149 | 149 | 211 | 149 | 149 | 155 | 149 | 149 | 23 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 148 | 148 | 13 | 83 | 71 | 220 | 341 |
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