Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 5AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue night, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 65 | 64 | 44 | 43 | 41 | 129 | 123 | 35 | 46 | 73 | 44 | 48 | 64 | 78 | 31 | 46 | 67 | 73 | 52 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:53AM2.49m | 8:15PM2.51m | 8:50AM2.39m | 9:20PM2.36m | 10:03AM2.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:39AM0.50m | 1:57PM0.64m | 2:30AM0.64m | 2:59PM0.76m | 3:37AM0.78m | 4:21PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | NW 8 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 65 | 64 | 44 | 43 | 41 | 16 | 15 | 35 | 46 | 73 | 44 | 20 | 48 | 31 | 31 | 18 | 67 | 73 | 52 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 6 | W 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 12 | SW 12 | NW 8 | NNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 9 |
| kJ | 14 | 18 | 36 | 33 | 30 | 37 | 37 | 14 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 48 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 30 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 12 | W 12 | WNW 10 | NW 8 | NW 9 | W 6 | NW 8 | W 12 | — | SW 12 | W 12 | W 13 | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | — | NW 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 3 | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 5 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 129 | 123 | 32 | — | — | — | — | 64 | 78 | 30 | 46 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | 7 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 297 | 286 | 337 | 194 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 289 | 452 | 311 | 289 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 194 | 245 | 57 | 57 |
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