Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 12PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 7 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 85 | 81 | 108 | 113 | 139 | 176 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 142 | 148 | 158 | 163 | 157 | 123 | 113 | 110 | 168 | 168 | 165 | 226 | 258 | 359 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:14AM2.84m | 3:31PM3.22m | 3:59AM2.95m | 4:15PM3.32m | 4:41AM2.98m | 4:56PM3.32m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:15AM0.18m | 9:50PM-0.05m | 9:58AM0.06m | 10:32PM-0.11m | 10:40AM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 85 | 81 | 108 | 113 | 139 | 176 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 142 | 148 | 158 | 163 | 157 | 123 | 113 | 110 | 168 | 168 | 165 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 5 | NW 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 6 | 30 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 53 | 39 | 116 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | N 9 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 7 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 38 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 13 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 226 | 258 | 359 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 297 | 143 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 286 | 286 | 327 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 453 | 619 | 337 | 337 |
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