Mindelo Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.31° N 8.74° W

Mindelo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mindelo sea temperature is
17.8°C
1.3° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 6PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (25 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (25 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Wed morning).

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
1
SSW
5
1.5
SW
6
1.5
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.6
W
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
8
1.3
W
7
1.2
W
8
1.1
W
8
1.2
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
72
55
66
62
48
47
24
17
42
143
192
225
228
341
310
284
234
186
160
145
202
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSE
35
S
15
WSW
15
SW
10
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
25
SSW
15
SW
5
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:22PM2.58m
2:44AM2.46m
2:57PM2.77m
3:17AM2.61m
3:29PM2.92m
Low Tide
8:07AM0.74m
8:38PM0.57m
8:42AM0.55m
9:11PM0.39m
9:15AM0.39m
9:42PM0.24m
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:17
8:15
 mm
1
7
3
2
1
2
2
3
4
6
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
19
19
18
18
18
18
19
19
18
17
16
16
15
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
20
20
20
21
20
18
16
16
14
13
18
18
17
15
14
14
12
15
14
16
18
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