Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 11AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 32 | 49 | 47 | 41 | 61 | 62 | 68 | 187 | 289 | 169 | 262 | 277 | 368 | 296 | 296 | 303 | 499 | 499 | 218 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:57AM2.38m | 8:21PM2.24m | 8:49AM2.20m | 9:23PM2.03m | 10:01AM2.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:41AM0.69m | 2:04PM0.80m | 2:25AM0.92m | 3:03PM1.00m | 3:27AM1.10m | 4:28PM1.13m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 9 | NW 12 | NW 7 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 25 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 32 | 49 | 47 | 41 | 61 | 62 | 68 | 7 | 7 | 65 | 34 | 211 | 368 | 296 | 296 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | NW 5 | SSW 3 | SW 14 | WNW 4 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | SW 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 76 | 22 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 6 | — | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 20 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 10 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 187 | 289 | 169 | 262 | 277 | — | — | — | 303 | 499 | 499 | 218 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 6 | 71 | 148 | 457 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 288 | 327 | 281 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 353 | 353 | 453 | 163 |
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