Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.31° N 8.74° W

Mindelo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Mindelo sea temperature is
15.4°C
1.6° 

Mindelo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mindelo today (31 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 6AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (31 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (31 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.2
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
584
657
657
636
628
513
486
1019
989
854
732
643
522
506
420
339
333
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
WNW
15
NW
10
N
5
NE
5
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
5
S
10
WNW
15
NNW
5
NE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
glassy
off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:05AM2.74m
6:47PM2.38m
7:13AM2.58m
8:06PM2.23m
Low Tide
11:43PM0.53m
12:28PM0.48m
00:45AM0.73m
1:44PM0.64m
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
18
18
17
17
19
18
19
19
19
19
18
18
22
21
20
20
Feels °C
17
17
17
16
15
17
15
17
18
17
17
15
15
20
17
16
18
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