Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.31° N 8.74° W

Mindelo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 05 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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 6AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (05 Oct)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (05 Oct)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
11
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.5
NW
11
0.5
NW
11
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
9
1
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
134
153
134
89
89
87
80
77
77
65
65
37
76
76
55
55
73
69
67
65
64
80
76
122
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
SSE
5
ENE
5
E
5
WSW
15
NW
5
NNW
10
NE
5
E
15
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
0
NNE
0
W
10
NW
25
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
off
off
on
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:47PM2.15m
11:18AM2.43m
00:10AM2.28m
12:30PM2.61m
1:10AM2.48m
1:25PM2.81m
Low Tide
4:52AM0.94m
5:54PM0.68m
6:13AM0.78m
6:59PM0.48m
7:12AM0.57m
7:48PM0.28m
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
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7:35
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7:37
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7:10
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7:08
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7:07
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7
2
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4
8
4
1
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1
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1
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3
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Temp °C
23
21
21
21
25
23
20
20
21
18
17
18
19
18
18
18
17
16
16
17
18
18
21
18
Feels °C
23
20
21
21
24
20
20
20
21
17
16
18
19
18
18
19
17
17
18
19
18
15
20
16
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