Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 12PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu morning, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 176 | 193 | 192 | 173 | 168 | 222 | 309 | 235 | 567 | 743 | 723 | 819 | 794 | 612 | 528 | 385 | 286 | 217 | 169 | 125 | 116 | 113 | 116 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | off | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:17AM2.61m | 3:29PM2.92m | 3:48AM2.74m | 4:00PM3.03m | 4:19AM2.83m | 4:32PM3.09m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:15AM0.39m | 9:42PM0.24m | 9:47AM0.26m | 10:13PM0.14m | 10:19AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 7 | W 8 | WSW 7 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 176 | 193 | 192 | 21 | 21 | 222 | 309 | 136 | 567 | 743 | 723 | 819 | 794 | 612 | 528 | 385 | 286 | 217 | 169 | 125 | 116 | 113 | 116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 12 | NW 11 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 11 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 10 | 235 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 12 | — | — | WNW 11 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | — | 12 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 3 | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 173 | 168 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 25 | 143 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 36 | 23 | 71 | 140 | 15 | 148 | 148 | 54 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 148 | 38 | 0 |
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