Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 8PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 5 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 147 | 120 | 130 | 55 | 42 | 30 | 22 | 16 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 42 | 78 | 83 | 44 | 55 | 48 | 72 | 65 | 94 | 94 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:13PM3.20m | 3:38AM2.97m | 3:53PM3.27m | 4:15AM3.02m | 4:30PM3.23m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:59AM0.17m | 9:30PM-0.04m | 9:38AM0.05m | 10:06PM-0.08m | 10:16AM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 147 | 120 | 10 | 55 | 42 | 30 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 78 | 83 | 44 | 55 | 33 | 72 | 65 | 94 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 11 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | W 8 | NW 7 | W 10 | NW 7 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 13 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 23 | 48 | 13 | 10 | 25 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 11 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 15 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 17 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 6 | NW 10 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NNW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | 24 | 130 | 13 | 25 | 28 | — | — | — | 12 | 27 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 35 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 57 | 286 | 221 | 190 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 143 | 333 | 289 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 44 | 44 | 0 |
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