
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 7AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 9 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
39 | 26 | 31 | 46 | 118 | 40 | 109 | 55 | 35 | 54 | 37 | 50 | 38 | 37 | 34 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 00:19AM2.48m | 12:54PM2.61m | 1:27AM2.60m | 1:55PM2.80m | 2:28AM2.74m | 2:51PM3.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:33AM0.59m | 7:12PM0.51m | 7:37AM0.47m | 8:14PM0.30m | 8:34AM0.33m | 9:10PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | W 9 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 5 | W 5 |
39 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 118 | 40 | 109 | 55 | 35 | 54 | 37 | 50 | 38 | 37 | 34 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 22 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | W 16 | WNW 10 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
14 | 26 | 31 | 46 | 5 | 39 | 6 | 36 | 33 | 22 | 33 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 6 | W 6 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | W 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 8 | W 12 |
5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | W 4 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | — | — |
2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 23 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 148 | 148 | 25 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 71 | 220 | 148 | 158 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 43 | 149 | 211 | 149 | 6 |
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