Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 4AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 5 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 30 | 20 | 29 | 29 | 38 | 28 | 29 | 88 | 96 | 62 | 38 | 48 | 52 | 66 | 71 | 73 | 78 | 118 | 111 | 264 | 226 | 239 | 261 | 186 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:38AM2.97m | 3:53PM3.27m | 4:15AM3.02m | 4:30PM3.23m | 4:50AM3.01m | 5:06PM3.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:38AM0.05m | 10:06PM-0.08m | 10:16AM0.01m | 10:41PM-0.03m | 10:52AM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 30 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 38 | 28 | 27 | 88 | 96 | 62 | 38 | 31 | 52 | 66 | 71 | 73 | 55 | 45 | 81 | 264 | 226 | 239 | 261 | 186 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 10 | NW 7 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 4 | W 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 | W 12 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 20 | 29 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 24 | 36 | 48 | 18 | 10 | 25 | 6 | 37 | 118 | 111 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 15 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 43 | 78 | 42 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 27 | — | — | — | 8 | 19 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 288 | 288 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 57 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 190 | 38 | 0 |
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