
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 3PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
149 | 146 | 283 | 518 | 662 | 669 | 724 | 1038 | 1114 | 805 | 781 | 669 | 525 | 508 | 436 | 421 | 414 | 429 | 365 | 347 | 256 | 251 | 247 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:44AM2.68m | 2:55PM2.95m | 3:16AM2.84m | 3:28PM3.07m | 3:48AM2.97m | 4:02PM3.13m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:43AM0.35m | 9:08PM0.16m | 9:16AM0.19m | 9:39PM0.04m | 9:50AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
149 | 146 | 135 | 518 | 662 | 669 | 724 | 1038 | 1114 | 805 | 781 | 669 | 525 | 508 | 436 | 421 | 414 | 429 | 365 | 347 | 256 | 251 | 247 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 20 | WNW 18 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | SW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 17 | W 12 |
1 | 38 | 283 | 102 | 67 | 71 | 38 | 52 | 40 | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 22 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | SW 12 | W 12 | — |
9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 4 | — | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 |
— | 3 | — | — | 8 | 31 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 294 | 353 | 245 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 127 | 163 | 57 | 24 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 44 | 173 | 44 | 0 |
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