Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 8AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm November 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 69mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Sat 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 951 | 1037 | 798 | 783 | 818 | 575 | 738 | 778 | 776 | 771 | 696 | 1270 | 1129 | 809 | 739 | 632 | 330 | 273 | 266 | 221 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:03AM2.79m | 4:25PM2.53m | 4:39AM2.67m | 5:02PM2.38m | 5:18AM2.54m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:48PM0.46m | 10:15AM0.42m | 10:22PM0.57m | 10:53AM0.56m | 10:58PM0.70m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 9 | SW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 951 | 1037 | 798 | 129 | 185 | 575 | 480 | 673 | 776 | 771 | 696 | 1270 | 1129 | 809 | 739 | 632 | 330 | 273 | 266 | 221 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | — | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 11 | W 18 | W 18 | W 16 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | W 14 | WSW 11 | W 9 | NNW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 136 | — | 79 | 122 | 177 | 361 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 606 | 553 | 85 | 144 | 325 | 328 | 10 | 288 | 242 | 179 | 130 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 12 | — | NNW 11 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 121 | 76 | 75 | — | 11 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 783 | 818 | 508 | 738 | 778 | 676 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 54 | 155 | 158 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 158 | 158 | 221 | 13 | 8 | 0 |
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