Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 8PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 58 | 37 | 39 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 32 | 29 | 47 | 46 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 275 | 299 | 305 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:15AM2.56m | 7:35PM2.50m | 7:57AM2.38m | 8:21PM2.24m | 8:49AM2.20m | 9:23PM2.03m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:18PM0.57m | 1:41AM0.69m | 2:04PM0.80m | 2:25AM0.92m | 3:03PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 26 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 58 | 37 | 39 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 29 | 47 | 46 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 5 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 5 | NW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 3 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WSW 14 | NW 5 | SW 14 | WNW 4 | — | SW 13 | NW 11 | SW 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 2 | — | 7 | 19 | 7 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | 275 | 299 | 305 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 54 | 148 | 71 | 23 | 6 | 25 | 6 | 15 | 148 | 148 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 44 | 226 | 163 | 281 | 163 |
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