Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 6AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1062 | 936 | 859 | 736 | 724 | 443 | 673 | 922 | 1103 | 1545 | 2036 | 2795 | 2535 | 2221 | 1765 | 1520 | 1177 | 993 | 773 | 686 | 499 | 508 | 1002 | 888 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:51AM2.26m | 1:02PM2.52m | 1:30AM2.48m | 1:41PM2.72m | 2:07AM2.70m | 2:19PM2.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:50AM0.79m | 7:20PM0.54m | 7:31AM0.58m | 7:56PM0.34m | 8:09AM0.37m | 8:31PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 1062 | 936 | 859 | 736 | 724 | 443 | 673 | 922 | 1103 | 1545 | 2036 | 2795 | 2535 | 2221 | 1765 | 1520 | 1177 | 993 | 773 | 686 | 499 | 508 | 1002 | 888 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 15 | NW 13 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 107 | 367 | 290 | 165 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 45 | 268 | 328 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 281 | 281 | 306 | 43 | 71 | 0 | 294 | 0 | 143 | 471 | 163 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 148 | 54 | 0 |
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