Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 5PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 5 | NW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 192 | 227 | 245 | 221 | 241 | 173 | 116 | 84 | 173 | 138 | 130 | 55 | 44 | 98 | 53 | 32 | 21 | 20 | 28 | 28 | 54 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:31PM3.05m | 2:59AM2.85m | 3:13PM3.20m | 3:38AM2.97m | 3:53PM3.27m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:16AM0.35m | 8:50PM0.08m | 8:59AM0.17m | 9:30PM-0.04m | 9:38AM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 7 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 192 | 167 | — | 38 | 241 | 173 | 116 | 51 | 173 | 138 | 9 | 55 | 31 | 54 | 53 | 32 | 17 | 20 | 28 | 18 | 54 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 11 | — | — | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | — | 13 | — | — | 10 | 26 | 84 | 84 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | 227 | 245 | 221 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 130 | 24 | 44 | 98 | — | — | — | 17 | 21 | 28 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 337 | 337 | 289 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 267 | 245 | 245 | 194 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 311 | 311 | 0 |
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