Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 12PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | 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 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 6 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 142 | 104 | 82 | 67 | 77 | 26 | 82 | 94 | 96 | 86 | 71 | 60 | 77 | 77 | 109 | 123 | 71 | 60 | 41 | 41 | 58 | 11 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:59AM2.87m | 6:15PM3.02m | 6:37AM2.73m | 6:54PM2.77m | 7:15AM2.56m | 7:35PM2.50m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:58AM0.18m | 00:26AM0.23m | 12:38PM0.36m | 1:03AM0.45m | 1:18PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 8 | NW 6 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 142 | 104 | 82 | 67 | 5 | 26 | 82 | 94 | 96 | 86 | 71 | 60 | 2 | 6 | 109 | 123 | 71 | 60 | 41 | 41 | 5 | 11 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 17 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 17 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 16 | SW 3 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 17 | W 17 | — | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | — | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | NNW 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 12 | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | — | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | WNW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 77 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 77 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 58 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 294 | 286 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 311 | 337 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 109 | 320 | 148 | 23 | 23 |
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