Mindelo Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.31° N 8.74° W

Mindelo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Mindelo sea temperature is
18.2°C
0.6° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 11PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.9m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)--
Afternoon (16 Sep)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (16 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NE by Sat morning).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
1
0
2
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.5
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.6
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.8
NW
8
1.8
NW
9
1.9
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
0.9
NW
7
1.1
NW
9
1.4
NW
13
1.6
NW
13
1.7
NW
14
1.7
NW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
593
754
984
515
441
400
322
425
456
373
454
481
252
83
179
642
933
1073
1073
Wind (km/h)
40
NNW
40
NNW
25
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
25
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
20
NW
30
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:52PM2.43m
7:09AM2.42m
7:35PM2.19m
7:57AM2.22m
8:34PM1.97m
Low Tide
00:53AM0.73m
1:21PM0.80m
1:33AM0.95m
2:15PM1.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:43
7:40
7:39
 mm
Temp °C
22
23
20
18
17
16
18
21
21
19
20
18
16
16
19
22
23
23
25
Feels °C
14
16
15
14
13
13
15
17
14
13
16
15
13
13
17
18
17
20
23
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