Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 11AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 24 | 25 | 18 | 30 | 27 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:03AM2.48m | 8:22PM2.57m | 8:53AM2.34m | 9:16PM2.33m | 9:50AM2.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:51AM0.44m | 2:02PM0.61m | 2:37AM0.65m | 2:56PM0.80m | 3:29AM0.84m | 4:00PM0.95m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 6 | W 9 |
| kJ | 25 | 24 | 25 | 18 | 30 | 27 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 4 | NNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | W 9 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 6 | W 6 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 14 | — | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 452 | 148 | 44 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 452 | 194 | 44 | 38 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 76 | 286 | 245 | 194 | 211 |
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