Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 3PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 189 | 185 | 104 | 243 | 235 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 215 | 235 | 195 | 160 | 176 | 105 | 243 | 363 | 507 | 684 | 1031 | 742 | 849 | 555 | 538 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 12:16PM2.16m | 00:54AM2.08m | 1:09PM2.36m | 1:36AM2.28m | 1:48PM2.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:52AM1.15m | 6:45PM0.97m | 6:53AM0.96m | 7:29PM0.76m | 7:35AM0.75m | 8:04PM0.54m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 189 | 185 | 100 | 243 | 235 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 215 | 235 | 195 | 160 | 176 | 105 | 107 | 223 | 507 | 684 | 1031 | 742 | 849 | 555 | 538 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | W 20 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 10 | NW 6 | NW 5 | — |
| kJ | 46 | 69 | 104 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 66 | 243 | 363 | 29 | 31 | 47 | 98 | 33 | 7 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | WNW 10 | — | NW 7 | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 113 | 95 | 66 | — | 56 | — | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 57 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 127 | 57 | 38 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 143 | 0 | 0 |
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