Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 8PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 468 | 461 | 440 | 420 | 355 | 373 | 294 | 229 | 669 | 845 | 1197 | 1299 | 1217 | 1062 | 936 | 859 | 736 | 724 | 443 | 586 | 922 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:20AM2.16m | 00:04AM2.06m | 12:18PM2.32m | 00:51AM2.26m | 1:02PM2.52m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:51PM0.96m | 6:02AM0.99m | 6:41PM0.76m | 6:50AM0.79m | 7:20PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 468 | 461 | 440 | 420 | 355 | 373 | 294 | 229 | 669 | 845 | 1197 | 1299 | 1217 | 1062 | 936 | 859 | 736 | 724 | 443 | 586 | 922 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 11 | — |
| kJ | 15 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 107 | 367 | 290 | 165 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | — | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 13 | 14 | 7 | — | 3 | 17 | 83 | 147 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 148 | 148 | 57 | 4 | 43 | 288 | 173 | 143 | 281 | 297 | 143 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 227 | 281 | 306 | 71 |
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