Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 2AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 366 | 379 | 385 | 313 | 325 | 230 | 151 | 244 | 412 | 813 | 1235 | 943 | 710 | 655 | 855 | 968 | 989 | 1055 | 1253 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:38PM3.12m | 4:57AM3.03m | 5:16PM3.03m | 5:36AM2.96m | 5:58PM2.86m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:47PM0.02m | 11:03AM0.07m | 11:23PM0.13m | 11:44AM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 14 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 |
| kJ | 366 | 379 | 385 | 313 | 325 | 230 | 151 | 101 | 75 | 45 | 1235 | 943 | 710 | 655 | 855 | 968 | 989 | 1055 | 1253 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | — | W 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 81 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 18 | 95 | 244 | 412 | 813 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 148 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 123 | 212 | 266 | 279 | 281 | 281 | 148 | 41 | 18 | 22 | 191 | 225 | 225 | 127 | 0 |
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