Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 5PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the S by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 781 | 669 | 525 | 508 | 436 | 421 | 359 | 371 | 336 | 319 | 302 | 297 | 286 | 281 | 270 | 270 | 297 | 353 | 423 | 359 | 330 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:28PM3.07m | 3:48AM2.97m | 4:02PM3.13m | 4:22AM3.03m | 4:38PM3.12m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:16AM0.19m | 9:39PM0.04m | 9:50AM0.09m | 10:12PM-0.01m | 10:26AM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 781 | 669 | 525 | 508 | 436 | 421 | 359 | 371 | 336 | 319 | 302 | 297 | 286 | 281 | 270 | 270 | 297 | 353 | 423 | 359 | 330 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 16 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | W 11 | — | — | — | SW 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 127 | 57 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 143 | 54 | 38 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 4 |
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