Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 2PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 576 | 515 | 402 | 377 | 391 | 393 | 389 | 449 | 402 | 363 | 380 | 398 | 446 | 373 | 269 | 188 | 123 | 110 | 78 | 54 | 68 | 66 | 62 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 12:49PM2.20m | 1:24AM2.12m | 1:42PM2.38m | 2:08AM2.29m | 2:22PM2.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:26AM1.10m | 7:15PM0.95m | 7:24AM0.93m | 8:01PM0.76m | 8:07AM0.74m | 8:38PM0.57m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 576 | 515 | 402 | 377 | 391 | 393 | 389 | 449 | 402 | 363 | 380 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 188 | 123 | 110 | 78 | 54 | 68 | 66 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 13 | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 398 | 446 | 373 | 269 | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 143 | 149 | 143 | 149 | 158 | 149 | 149 | 13 | 4 | 36 | 220 | 220 | 148 | 4 |
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