Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (08 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 3AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm November 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Nov) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat night, strong winds from the S by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tue 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 54 | 69 | 97 | 125 | 108 | 91 | 160 | 806 | 1070 | 918 | 1069 | 1112 | 1489 | 1844 | 2581 | 2677 | 4951 | 7453 | 5896 | 4896 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:48AM2.85m | 2:05PM2.84m | 2:22AM2.90m | 2:40PM2.81m | 2:55AM2.91m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:36PM0.27m | 7:55AM0.28m | 8:10PM0.27m | 8:30AM0.25m | 8:42PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | — | — | — | WSW 11 | W 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 54 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 61 | 91 | 160 | 806 | 1070 | 918 | 1069 | — | — | — | 2155 | 613 | 4951 | 7453 | 5896 | 4896 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 23 | 69 | 97 | 125 | 108 | 70 | 62 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1112 | 1489 | 1844 | 2581 | 2677 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 211 | 23 | 149 | 155 | 211 | 159 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 221 | 159 | 231 | 158 | 159 |
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