Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 4PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 11 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 37 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 55 | 73 | 69 | 67 | 65 | 47 | 136 | 176 | 255 | 327 | 399 | 343 | 235 | 203 | 129 | 249 | 226 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:30PM2.61m | 1:10AM2.48m | 1:25PM2.81m | 1:57AM2.68m | 2:11PM2.97m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:59PM0.48m | 7:12AM0.57m | 7:48PM0.28m | 7:58AM0.37m | 8:28PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — |
mm | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 7 | NW 10 | — | — | NW 7 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 11 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 37 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 55 | 73 | 69 | 67 | 29 | 47 | — | — | 156 | 327 | 399 | 343 | 235 | 203 | 129 | 249 | 226 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | NW 5 | — | W 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 14 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 14 | 4 | — | 5 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 81 | 19 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 14 | NW 14 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | 136 | 176 | 255 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 13 | 143 | 44 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 477 | 296 | 782 | 163 | 132 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 143 | 0 | 0 |
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