Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 8AM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1093 | 787 | 721 | 709 | 865 | 970 | 996 | 1230 | 1902 | 1932 | 1780 | 1584 | 1438 | 1548 | 1883 | 1949 | 1826 | 1629 | 1295 | 1143 | 915 | 796 | 700 | 630 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | on | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 5:36AM2.96m | 5:58PM2.86m | 6:18AM2.82m | 6:46PM2.63m | 7:10AM2.63m | 7:47PM2.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:23PM0.13m | 11:44AM0.18m | 00:04AM0.31m | 12:31PM0.35m | 00:51AM0.54m | 1:27PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 23 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 1093 | 787 | 721 | 709 | 865 | 970 | 996 | 1230 | 1902 | 1932 | 1780 | 1584 | 1438 | 1548 | 1883 | 1949 | 1826 | 1629 | 1295 | 1143 | 915 | 796 | 700 | 630 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 15 |
| kJ | — | 14 | 31 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 13 | 4 | 129 | 281 | 288 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 337 | 290 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 289 | 24 | 0 |
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