Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (15 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 9PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 284 | 349 | 291 | 239 | 145 | 142 | 84 | 79 | 77 | 65 | 79 | 99 | 101 | 88 | 75 | 63 | 51 | 53 | 53 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 5:36PM3.21m | 5:59AM2.87m | 6:15PM3.02m | 6:37AM2.73m | 6:54PM2.77m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:50PM0.04m | 11:58AM0.18m | 00:26AM0.23m | 12:38PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 291 | 239 | 145 | 142 | 84 | 79 | 1 | 5 | 79 | 99 | 101 | 88 | 75 | 63 | 51 | 53 | 53 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 8 | W 8 | W 17 | W 17 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 17 | W 17 | — | — | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 284 | 349 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 77 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 337 | 337 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 286 | 286 | 286 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 57 | 127 | 0 |
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