
Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastLight 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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 |
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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
546 | 471 | 428 | 309 | 293 | 288 | 242 | 237 | 212 | 170 | 145 | 102 | 104 | 115 | 92 | 137 | 115 | 89 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 53 | 49 | 47 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 6 | NW 5 | W 13 | W 12 | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | W 12 | W 12 | NW 3 |
4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 3 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 227 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 57 | 0 | 15 |
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