Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (17 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 10PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 18 | W 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 436 | 464 | 260 | 275 | 293 | 242 | 176 | 126 | 174 | 81 | 78 | 55 | 54 | 39 | 61 | 140 | 203 | 316 | 462 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:59PM1.99m | 8:29AM2.12m | 9:21PM1.88m | 9:58AM2.07m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:44PM0.97m | 1:54AM1.09m | 3:00PM1.10m | 3:17AM1.19m | 4:37PM1.10m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 7 | NW 10 | NW 6 | W 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 436 | 464 | 260 | 275 | 293 | 242 | 176 | 126 | 174 | 81 | 78 | 55 | 22 | 39 | 11 | 140 | 203 | 316 | 462 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | — | NW 4 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 10 | NW 6 | NW 9 | NNW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 46 | 37 | — | 46 | 42 | 12 | — | 4 | 10 | 21 | 54 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 24 | 22 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | W 20 | W 18 | WNW 18 | NW 9 | — | — | WNW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | — | 8 | 7 | 61 | 13 | — | — | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | NE 3 | NNW 7 | — | — | E 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | NW 11 | NW 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 48 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 75 | 69 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 288 | 281 | 0 |
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