Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 1PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 14 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 157 | 101 | 65 | 56 | 39 | 39 | 95 | 488 | 576 | 448 | 410 | 332 | 378 | 383 | 368 | 372 | 346 | 322 | 392 | 408 | 324 | 227 | 193 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:33AM2.07m | 00:22AM1.98m | 12:49PM2.20m | 1:24AM2.12m | 1:42PM2.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:58AM1.17m | 6:06PM1.09m | 6:26AM1.10m | 7:15PM0.95m | 7:24AM0.93m | 8:01PM0.76m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 14 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | NW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 157 | 101 | 65 | 56 | 39 | 39 | 95 | 488 | 576 | 448 | 410 | 332 | 378 | 383 | 368 | 372 | 346 | 322 | 392 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 193 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 42 | 47 | 57 | 40 | 39 | 25 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 8 | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | NNW 8 | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 17 | — | — | — | 8 | — | 6 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 408 | 324 | 227 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 13 | 148 | 148 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 61 | 143 | 149 | 149 | 13 |
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