Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 6AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 247 | 251 | 787 | 813 | 847 | 784 | 744 | 593 | 551 | 467 | 400 | 363 | 356 | 377 | 458 | 410 | 335 | 319 | 273 | 221 | 173 | 207 | 356 | 823 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:20AM2.99m | 4:37PM2.93m | 4:52AM2.92m | 5:11PM2.78m | 5:25AM2.81m | 5:45PM2.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:09PM0.11m | 10:26AM0.13m | 10:40PM0.22m | 11:00AM0.23m | 11:12PM0.37m | 11:34AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 247 | 251 | 787 | 813 | 847 | 784 | 744 | 593 | 551 | 467 | 400 | 363 | 356 | 377 | 458 | 410 | 335 | 319 | 273 | 221 | 173 | 207 | 169 | 823 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 17 | NW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | — |
| kJ | — | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 11 | 25 | 81 | 120 | 356 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 194 | 245 | 194 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 194 | 0 | 0 |
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