Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.31° N 8.74° W

Mindelo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mindelo sea temperature is
15.3°C
1.9° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 10PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)--
Afternoon (24 Oct)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (24 Oct)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
2
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
517
888
745
649
640
734
862
943
928
1012
1170
1321
1226
1152
949
787
644
560
541
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
W
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SW
5
W
5
NNW
5
E
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
5
SE
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SE
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
High Tide
2:19PM2.89m
2:42AM2.89m
2:57PM3.03m
3:19AM3.03m
3:36PM3.10m
Low Tide
8:31PM0.16m
8:46AM0.19m
9:07PM0.05m
9:25AM0.06m
9:44PM0.00m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
16
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
18
17
16
16
Feels °C
12
12
13
12
12
12
13
15
18
18
18
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15
14
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15
16
16
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