Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 3AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 16 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 4:31PM3.27m | 5:01AM2.93m | 5:18PM3.29m | 5:47AM2.87m | 6:04PM3.20m | 6:32AM2.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:50PM-0.07m | 10:59AM0.10m | 11:37PM-0.04m | 11:44AM0.15m | 00:22AM0.07m | 12:29PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 5 | W 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 5 | W 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 13 | W 11 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 24 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | SW 15 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 12 | SW 13 | — | W 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 11 | SW 11 | W 12 | — | — | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 6 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 288 | 148 | 38 | 6 | 24 | 181 | 149 | 149 | 1022 | 1033 | 1088 | 297 | 603 | 572 | 812 | 1200 | 1476 | 1199 | 1197 | 826 | 421 | 424 | 599 | 1571 |
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