Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 6AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat night, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 146 | 149 | 177 | 190 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 168 | 203 | 236 | 284 | 302 | 302 | 400 | 384 | 334 | 276 | 221 | 216 | 237 | 255 | 307 | 371 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:51AM2.88m | 5:04PM3.08m | 5:24AM2.88m | 5:39PM3.00m | 5:59AM2.83m | 6:16PM2.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:44PM0.08m | 10:51AM0.15m | 11:15PM0.09m | 11:26AM0.18m | 11:49PM0.17m | 12:03PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 23 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 17 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 146 | 149 | 177 | 190 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 168 | 203 | 236 | 284 | 302 | 302 | 6 | 384 | 334 | 276 | 221 | 216 | 237 | 9 | 9 | 260 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 13 | — | — | W 12 | — | — | WNW 11 | — | — | W 18 | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | SW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 23 | — | — | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | — | — | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 400 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 255 | 307 | 371 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 148 | 148 | 57 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 353 | 452 | 245 | 163 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 24 | 281 | 286 | 286 | 0 |
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