Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (05 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 11PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 76 | 104 | 35 | 25 | 55 | 17 | 48 | 48 | 66 | 31 | 35 | 39 | 36 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:15PM2.51m | 8:50AM2.39m | 9:20PM2.36m | 10:03AM2.33m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:57PM0.64m | 2:30AM0.64m | 2:59PM0.76m | 3:37AM0.78m | 4:21PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | NW 8 | NW 6 | NW 8 | NW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 26 | 16 | 35 | 25 | 55 | 16 | 48 | 48 | 31 | 31 | 16 | 39 | 36 | 25 | 13 | 15 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NW 8 | NW 5 | NW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 37 | 37 | 15 | 14 | 23 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | W 12 | WNW 10 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | W 7 | NW 8 | SW 12 | — | — | W 12 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 33 | 14 | 17 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 8 | NW 4 | NW 5 | N 6 | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — |
| kJ | 76 | 104 | 24 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 66 | 22 | 35 | 16 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 6 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 286 | 286 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 173 | 288 | 289 | 44 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 194 | 245 | 44 | 127 |
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