
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 9AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu night, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 72 | 71 | 58 | 80 | 62 | 47 | 51 | 99 | 177 | 206 | 160 | 119 | 89 | 63 | 40 | 72 | 80 | 97 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:33PM2.07m | 12:08PM2.19m | 00:44AM2.10m | 1:10PM2.28m | 1:41AM2.19m | 2:01PM2.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:42AM1.02m | 6:31PM0.98m | 6:49AM0.98m | 7:32PM0.88m | 7:43AM0.87m | 8:19PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 24 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 7 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 72 | 71 | 58 | 80 | 62 | 47 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 89 | 63 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 97 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | N 7 | WNW 8 | — | W 11 | W 8 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | W 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 33 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | 3 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — |
— | — | — | 5 | 4 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 99 | 177 | 206 | 160 | 119 | — | — | 40 | 72 | 80 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 6 | 190 | 825 | 1212 | 635 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 44 | 1209 | 370 | 370 | 245 | 245 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1209 | 988 | 353 | 0 |
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