Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 8PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WNW 11 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 8 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 53 | 24 | 77 | 200 | 318 | 354 | 361 | 555 | 233 | 211 | 517 | 665 | 984 | 526 | 486 | 400 | 292 | 425 | 456 | 424 | 490 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:16PM2.68m | 6:32AM2.62m | 6:52PM2.43m | 7:09AM2.42m | 7:35PM2.19m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:03PM0.35m | 00:18AM0.49m | 12:39PM0.56m | 00:53AM0.73m | 1:21PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | — | — | NW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 53 | 22 | 40 | 44 | 58 | — | — | 349 | 80 | 102 | 7 | 40 | 612 | 526 | 486 | 400 | 292 | 315 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 14 | — | — | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 24 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 8 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 21 | 77 | 200 | 318 | 354 | 361 | 555 | 233 | 211 | 517 | 665 | 984 | — | — | — | — | 425 | 456 | 424 | 490 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 804 | 353 | 825 | 495 | 163 | 143 | 311 | 173 | 337 | 337 | 337 | 289 | 163 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 353 | 353 | 279 | 163 |
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