Mindelo Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.31° N 8.74° W

Mindelo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mindelo sea temperature is
18.2°C
0.6° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 12PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (16 Sep)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (16 Sep)7ft (2.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the N by Fri night).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.5
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.6
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.7
NW
9
1.9
NW
8
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.4
NW
13
1.7
NW
13
1.6
NW
14
1.7
NW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
383
341
233
208
593
754
1006
515
432
400
292
286
377
520
427
481
225
176
179
642
961
961
1042
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
25
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
20
NW
30
NNW
20
NNW
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:32AM2.62m
6:52PM2.43m
7:09AM2.42m
7:35PM2.19m
7:57AM2.22m
8:34PM1.97m
Low Tide
12:39PM0.56m
00:53AM0.73m
1:21PM0.80m
1:33AM0.95m
2:15PM1.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:43
7:40
7:39
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
18
24
23
24
20
18
17
16
18
20
21
18
20
18
16
16
19
22
23
22
24
Feels °C
13
14
14
20
15
17
15
14
13
13
15
16
15
12
17
15
13
13
16
18
17
19
22
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