Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.31° N 8.74° W

Mindelo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mindelo sea temperature is
15.1°C
2.0° 

Mindelo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mindelo today (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 1PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)8ft (2.4m)13s
Afternoon (27 Oct)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (27 Oct)7ft (2.2m)12s

Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
2
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
12
2
WNW
13
2.4
WNW
13
2.5
W
13
2.5
WNW
13
2.3
W
13
2.2
W
12
2.4
WNW
13
2.5
WNW
13
2.4
WNW
13
2.4
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
12
2
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
880
1295
1989
2187
2022
1778
1532
1780
2028
1815
1731
1501
1485
1336
1178
933
725
593
477
401
340
265
214
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
10
S
15
SSW
10
W
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
SW
15
W
5
NW
5
N
0
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
W
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:57AM3.11m
3:17PM3.09m
3:37AM3.12m
4:01PM2.99m
4:20AM3.05m
4:49PM2.82m
Low Tide
9:05AM-0.00m
9:24PM0.04m
9:48AM0.02m
10:06PM0.15m
10:34AM0.12m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
17
15
15
14
14
14
13
14
16
15
16
16
Feels °C
15
15
16
15
17
17
15
16
15
15
15
16
14
15
14
14
14
13
14
16
13
15
15
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