Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.31° N 8.74° W

Mindelo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mindelo sea temperature is
16.4°C
0.5° 

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 (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 9AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (03 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)17s
Evening (03 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue morning, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.3
W
18
0.4
WNW
17
0.5
W
16
0.5
W
15
0.6
W
15
0.6
W
14
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.7
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
13
0.5
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
81
79
47
56
93
132
113
155
150
128
126
121
106
104
103
181
139
105
195
205
218
152
145
145
107
100
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
ENE
30
E
25
E
20
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
10
ESE
15
NW
20
N
10
NE
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
SSW
10
WSW
0
NW
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:56AM2.51m
10:46PM2.31m
11:05AM2.60m
11:45PM2.46m
12:00PM2.70m
00:32AM2.62m
Low Tide
3:32AM0.87m
4:31PM0.62m
4:48AM0.77m
5:32PM0.50m
5:48AM0.61m
6:20PM0.39m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
15
13
18
19
18
16
14
12
11
11
15
15
14
13
12
12
11
11
14
13
13
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
13
11
6
12
13
13
11
8
5
5
5
11
11
10
10
8
9
8
8
11
10
12
11
11
9
8
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