
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 1PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
200 | 167 | 145 | 102 | 115 | 137 | 137 | 106 | 127 | 134 | 75 | 73 | 87 | 80 | 77 | 47 | 48 | 65 | 46 | 78 | 76 | 55 | 55 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 9:45AM2.35m | 10:47PM2.15m | 11:18AM2.43m | 00:10AM2.28m | 12:30PM2.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:12AM0.94m | 4:23PM0.81m | 4:52AM0.94m | 5:54PM0.68m | 6:13AM0.78m | 6:59PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 27 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
200 | 167 | 145 | 102 | 115 | 137 | 137 | 106 | 127 | 134 | 75 | 73 | 87 | 80 | 77 | 47 | 48 | 65 | 46 | 78 | 76 | 55 | 55 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 6 | W 13 | W 12 | — | — | — | W 12 | NW 5 | NW 5 | W 12 | — | — | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 8 | WNW 12 | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 17 | 17 | 5 | 14 | — | — | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | — | — | SW 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | WNW 13 | — | W 8 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 |
7 | — | — | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | 5 | — | — | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 14 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 227 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 123 | 148 | 0 | 0 |
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