Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 7PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | W 10 | NW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 48 | 46 | 42 | 30 | 29 | 18 | 21 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 24 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:50AM2.39m | 9:20PM2.36m | 10:03AM2.33m | 10:44PM2.28m | 11:28AM2.37m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:59PM0.76m | 3:37AM0.78m | 4:21PM0.83m | 5:00AM0.83m | 5:52PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | NW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 48 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | W 10 | SW 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 8 | W 13 | NNW 8 | W 9 | NW 3 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | NW 13 | NW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 46 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 27 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | SW 12 | — | SW 12 | W 12 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | W 13 | NNW 7 | W 9 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 7 | NW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — |
| kJ | 17 | 5 | — | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | 3 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 8 | NW 3 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 8 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 42 | 6 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 148 | 173 | 289 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 194 | 260 | 127 | 127 | 132 | 191 | 227 | 804 | 225 | 148 | 24 |
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