Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 2PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | NW 13 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 230 | 179 | 183 | 642 | 933 | 1150 | 1073 | 1027 | 841 | 700 | 623 | 563 | 486 | 527 | 428 | 414 | 355 | 337 | 283 | 273 | 268 | 196 | 248 |
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 | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:57AM2.22m | 8:34PM1.97m | 9:09AM2.06m | 10:09PM1.86m | 10:53AM2.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:33AM0.95m | 2:15PM1.02m | 2:32AM1.14m | 3:42PM1.16m | 4:10AM1.23m | 5:33PM1.14m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 230 | 179 | 183 | 642 | 933 | 1150 | 1073 | 1027 | 841 | 700 | 623 | 563 | 486 | 527 | 428 | 414 | 355 | 337 | 283 | 273 | 268 | 196 | 248 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 10 | 49 | 74 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 286 | 289 | 289 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 57 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 173 | 57 | 0 |
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