Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (10 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 4AM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Nov) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (10 Nov) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 87mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 15°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Mon night, light winds from the NNE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2960 | 4806 | 5880 | 4822 | 4179 | 4043 | 3913 | 3993 | 3370 | 2925 | 2687 | 2476 | 2209 | 1826 | 1587 | 1288 | 951 | 757 | 658 | 573 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:55AM2.91m | 3:15PM2.75m | 3:28AM2.87m | 3:50PM2.65m | 4:03AM2.79m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:42PM0.30m | 9:05AM0.26m | 9:15PM0.36m | 9:39AM0.32m | 9:48PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | 5:17 |
mm | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 2960 | — | 5880 | 4822 | 4179 | 4043 | 3913 | 3993 | 3370 | 2925 | 2687 | 2476 | 2209 | 1826 | 1587 | 1288 | 951 | 757 | 658 | 573 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 435 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 118 | 145 | 277 | 478 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | — |
| kJ | — | 4806 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 377 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 221 | 224 | 231 | 159 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 231 | 220 | 231 | 158 | 220 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 148 | 148 | 155 |
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