Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 1AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the S by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 14 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 380 | 168 | 281 | 188 | 157 | 101 | 65 | 50 | 39 | 39 | 136 | 488 | 586 | 515 | 410 | 384 | 399 | 391 | 385 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:52PM1.93m | 11:33AM2.07m | 00:22AM1.98m | 12:49PM2.20m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:28PM1.13m | 4:58AM1.17m | 6:06PM1.09m | 6:26AM1.10m | 7:15PM0.95m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 14 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 168 | 281 | 188 | 157 | 101 | 65 | 50 | 39 | 39 | 136 | 488 | 586 | 515 | 410 | 384 | 399 | 391 | 385 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 8 | 8 | 48 | 42 | 47 | 57 | 39 | 39 | 25 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 18 | NW 8 | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 17 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 380 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 430 | 282 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 148 | 148 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 54 | 35 | 4 |
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