
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 6AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 29 | 39 | 39 | 41 | 42 | 41 | 47 | 131 | 228 | 413 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:19PM2.16m | 10:57AM2.17m | 11:33PM2.07m | 12:08PM2.19m | 00:44AM2.10m | 1:10PM2.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:31AM0.97m | 5:16PM1.02m | 5:42AM1.02m | 6:31PM0.98m | 6:49AM0.98m | 7:32PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 | — | — |
16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 39 | 39 | 41 | 42 | 41 | 47 | 2 | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | WNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | W 8 | NW 7 | N 7 | WNW 7 | N 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — |
5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | N 8 | WSW 3 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 12 | W 11 | W 7 | NW 7 | W 8 | — | N 6 | W 11 | N 7 | W 10 | — | — | — |
7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 |
— | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 131 | 228 | 413 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 24 | 6 | 211 | 452 | 452 | 211 | 24 | 6 | 24 | 95 | 211 | 222 | 358 | 306 | 352 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1209 | 1197 | 370 | 327 |
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