Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (23 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 10PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 711 | 555 | 538 | 538 | 440 | 344 | 333 | 328 | 265 | 256 | 197 | 186 | 149 | 130 | 283 | 518 | 662 | 669 | 724 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:48PM2.57m | 2:11AM2.49m | 2:22PM2.78m | 2:44AM2.68m | 2:55PM2.95m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:04PM0.54m | 8:10AM0.54m | 8:36PM0.33m | 8:43AM0.35m | 9:08PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 711 | 555 | 538 | 538 | 440 | 344 | 333 | 328 | 265 | 256 | 197 | 186 | 149 | 130 | 94 | 518 | 662 | 669 | 724 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | NW 4 | WNW 20 | WNW 18 | WNW 10 | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 6 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 283 | 88 | 1 | 94 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 7 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 16 | W 16 | — | W 12 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 167 | 204 | 38 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 148 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 148 | 44 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 279 | 297 | 281 | 143 |
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