Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.31° N 8.74° W

Mindelo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mindelo sea temperature is
15.8°C
2.2° 

Mindelo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mindelo today (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 1PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (04 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (04 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.7
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
9
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.5
NW
10
0.5
NW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.5
NW
10
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.5
NW
11
0.5
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
200
167
145
102
115
137
137
106
127
134
75
73
87
80
77
47
48
65
46
78
76
55
55
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
5
NE
5
E
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
0
SSW
10
WSW
10
NNE
5
NNW
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
15
SSW
10
SW
0
NW
5
E
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
9:45AM2.35m
10:47PM2.15m
11:18AM2.43m
00:10AM2.28m
12:30PM2.61m
Low Tide
3:12AM0.94m
4:23PM0.81m
4:52AM0.94m
5:54PM0.68m
6:13AM0.78m
6:59PM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:10
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3
8
2
4
1
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Temp °C
21
20
21
25
24
23
23
23
22
21
22
27
22
20
20
18
18
18
18
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
21
20
20
24
21
22
22
22
21
20
21
27
21
19
20
17
18
18
18
19
20
20
20
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