Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 2AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 7 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 456 | 361 | 344 | 311 | 100 | 179 | 179 | 642 | 933 | 1150 | 1073 | 1027 | 841 | 700 | 623 | 563 | 535 | 527 | 428 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:35PM2.19m | 7:57AM2.22m | 8:34PM1.97m | 9:09AM2.06m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:21PM0.80m | 1:33AM0.95m | 2:15PM1.02m | 2:32AM1.14m | 3:42PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 7 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 311 | 100 | 179 | 179 | 642 | 933 | 1150 | 1073 | 1027 | 841 | 700 | 623 | 563 | 535 | 527 | 428 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 16 | NW 9 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 83 | 49 | 74 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 16 | W 16 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 10 | 5 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 7 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 456 | 361 | 344 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 279 | 228 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 286 | 327 | 286 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 163 | 42 | 0 |
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