Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 3AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 115 | 110 | 86 | 116 | 127 | 165 | 202 | 200 | 221 | 226 | 182 | 232 | 238 | 380 | 413 | 433 | 306 | 169 | 123 | 88 | 60 | 71 | 28 | 112 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:41AM2.98m | 4:56PM3.32m | 5:21AM2.96m | 5:36PM3.21m | 5:59AM2.87m | 6:15PM3.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:32PM-0.11m | 10:40AM0.02m | 11:12PM-0.08m | 11:19AM0.06m | 11:50PM0.04m | 11:58AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | WNW 9 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 115 | 110 | 86 | 116 | 127 | — | 88 | 200 | 221 | 226 | 182 | 232 | 238 | — | — | 433 | 306 | 169 | 123 | 88 | 60 | 1 | 28 | 112 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 8 | W 8 | W 17 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 23 | 20 | 15 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 17 | W 17 | — | W 17 | W 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 29 | 165 | 202 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 380 | 413 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 71 | 11 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 143 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 827 | 453 | 619 | 314 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 337 | 337 | 314 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 227 | 337 |
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