Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.31° N 8.74° W

Mindelo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mindelo sea temperature is
16.5°C
1.6° 

Mindelo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mindelo today (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 6AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (03 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (03 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
13
1.2
NW
13
1.2
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1
NW
11
1
NW
11
1
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.7
NW
11
0.6
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.6
NW
10
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.5
NW
10
0.5
NW
10
0.5
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
546
471
428
309
293
288
242
237
212
170
145
102
104
115
92
137
115
89
75
73
73
53
49
47
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
SW
10
WNW
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
5
SW
15
WNW
10
N
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
8:16AM2.45m
9:09PM2.18m
9:45AM2.35m
10:47PM2.15m
11:18AM2.43m
Low Tide
1:50AM0.77m
2:43PM0.75m
3:12AM0.94m
4:23PM0.81m
4:52AM0.94m
5:54PM0.68m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
light rain
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7:35
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7:12
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1
4
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Temp °C
23
23
22
22
24
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
26
24
24
24
24
24
22
23
26
24
23
21
Feels °C
22
22
21
21
23
21
22
22
22
21
20
20
26
21
22
23
23
23
21
22
26
22
22
22
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