Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 7AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 18 | W 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 718 | 749 | 680 | 605 | 500 | 436 | 407 | 400 | 275 | 293 | 242 | 179 | 179 | 174 | 81 | 78 | 54 | 42 | 28 | 62 | 144 | 269 | 424 | 462 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:23AM2.27m | 7:59PM1.99m | 8:29AM2.12m | 9:21PM1.88m | 9:58AM2.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:59AM0.93m | 1:44PM0.97m | 1:54AM1.09m | 3:00PM1.10m | 3:17AM1.19m | 4:37PM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | W 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 718 | 749 | 680 | 605 | 500 | 436 | 407 | 400 | 275 | 293 | 242 | 179 | 179 | 174 | 81 | 78 | 54 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 144 | 269 | 424 | 462 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | NW 4 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 46 | 46 | 31 | 37 | — | 4 | 11 | 23 | 42 | 28 | 13 | 31 | 23 | 55 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | — | — | W 14 | W 19 | WNW 18 | W 12 | — | — | WNW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 62 | 24 | — | — | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NNW 7 | NE 3 | — | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 2 | ENE 2 | — | NW 9 | NW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 37 | 5 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 282 | 281 | 0 |
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