Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 8AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 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 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1302 | 1010 | 787 | 686 | 469 | 517 | 888 | 796 | 734 | 640 | 722 | 862 | 835 | 900 | 965 | 1081 | 1170 | 1152 | 1152 | 949 | 800 | 644 | 560 | 541 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:07AM2.70m | 2:19PM2.89m | 2:42AM2.89m | 2:57PM3.03m | 3:19AM3.03m | 3:36PM3.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:09AM0.37m | 8:31PM0.16m | 8:46AM0.19m | 9:07PM0.05m | 9:25AM0.06m | 9:44PM0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 1302 | 1010 | 787 | 686 | 469 | 517 | 888 | 796 | 734 | 640 | 722 | 862 | 835 | 900 | 965 | 1081 | 1170 | 1152 | 1152 | 949 | 800 | 644 | 560 | 541 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 15 | NW 13 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 33 | 45 | 268 | 328 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 281 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 148 | 0 | 0 |
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