Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 3PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 363 | 356 | 356 | 458 | 410 | 335 | 326 | 273 | 226 | 212 | 231 | 351 | 841 | 903 | 730 | 718 | 645 | 656 | 1178 | 1377 | 1259 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:11PM2.78m | 5:25AM2.81m | 5:45PM2.59m | 5:59AM2.65m | 6:21PM2.38m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:00AM0.23m | 11:12PM0.37m | 11:34AM0.38m | 11:44PM0.55m | 12:10PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 363 | 356 | 356 | 458 | 410 | 335 | 326 | 273 | 226 | 212 | 231 | 235 | 841 | 903 | 730 | 718 | 645 | 656 | 1178 | 1377 | 1259 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 17 | NW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 11 | 25 | 48 | 120 | 351 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 194 | 286 | 194 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 57 | 38 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 194 | 224 |
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