Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 8PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the S by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 336 | 319 | 302 | 251 | 247 | 238 | 275 | 275 | 297 | 353 | 423 | 446 | 385 | 313 | 297 | 247 | 186 | 198 | 352 | 598 | 890 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:02PM3.13m | 4:22AM3.03m | 4:38PM3.12m | 4:57AM3.03m | 5:16PM3.03m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:50AM0.09m | 10:12PM-0.01m | 10:26AM0.04m | 10:47PM0.02m | 11:03AM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 336 | 319 | 302 | 251 | 247 | 238 | 275 | 275 | 297 | 353 | 423 | 446 | 385 | 313 | 297 | 247 | 186 | 149 | 97 | 62 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 16 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | W 11 | — | W 11 | — | W 14 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | NW 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 12 | SW 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | 7 | 6 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 61 | 198 | 352 | 598 | 890 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 148 | 149 | 148 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 212 | 221 | 279 | 280 | 281 | 225 |
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