Mindelo Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.31° N 8.74° W

Mindelo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mindelo sea temperature is
17.6° C
0.7° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 2PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
10
0.4
W
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
27
27
26
24
23
23
12
16
24
26
25
25
24
23
22
22
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
E
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
N
5
N
5
N
5
ENE
5
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
10
NW
5
SE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
4:13AM2.92m
4:31PM3.27m
5:01AM2.93m
5:18PM3.29m
5:47AM2.87m
6:04PM3.20m
Low Tide
10:13AM0.12m
10:50PM-0.07m
10:59AM0.10m
11:37PM-0.04m
11:44AM0.15m
00:22AM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:15
6:15
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:07
9:06
9:05
9:05
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
20
20
20
20
19
19
18
18
19
20
20
20
19
19
18
18
19
19
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
19
19
21
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
20
20
20
21
20
20
19
19
19
17
17
17
18
19
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