Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.31° N 8.74° W

Mindelo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mindelo sea temperature is
16.6°C
1.9° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 3PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Afternoon (25 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (25 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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)
1
1
2
1
0
0
2
4
4
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
18
1
WNW
16
1.2
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
15
1.4
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
14
1.5
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
149
146
283
518
662
669
724
1038
1114
805
781
669
525
508
436
421
414
429
365
347
256
251
247
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
N
20
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
N
5
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
5
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
15
N
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:44AM2.68m
2:55PM2.95m
3:16AM2.84m
3:28PM3.07m
3:48AM2.97m
4:02PM3.13m
Low Tide
8:43AM0.35m
9:08PM0.16m
9:16AM0.19m
9:39PM0.04m
9:50AM0.09m
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clear
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7:26
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7:25
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Temp °C
15
15
16
18
18
17
17
19
18
19
20
21
20
19
20
19
19
17
19
20
20
19
20
Feels °C
15
14
15
15
13
13
15
18
17
18
19
18
17
17
18
17
18
16
18
18
17
17
19
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