Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 9PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 263 | 199 | 168 | 171 | 149 | 188 | 309 | 259 | 205 | 169 | 159 | 102 | 80 | 122 | 141 | 60 | 106 | 70 | 120 | 127 | 117 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:11PM2.97m | 2:37AM2.84m | 2:51PM3.07m | 3:14AM2.95m | 3:28PM3.09m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:58AM0.37m | 8:28PM0.14m | 8:39AM0.22m | 9:04PM0.06m | 9:16AM0.12m | 9:37PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 263 | 199 | 60 | 171 | 149 | 188 | 309 | 259 | 205 | 169 | 159 | 102 | 80 | 122 | 141 | 60 | 106 | 70 | 120 | 127 | 117 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 11 | WNW 14 | WNW 11 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | — | — | NW 15 |
| kJ | — | 32 | 20 | 47 | 82 | 78 | 205 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | 27 | 29 | 10 | — | — | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 13 | WNW 10 | NW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 45 | 42 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 168 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 0 | 294 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 163 | 281 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 44 | 44 | 24 |
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