Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 10PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu morning, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 207 | 204 | 192 | 191 | 176 | 193 | 208 | 181 | 100 | 222 | 264 | 253 | 650 | 810 | 834 | 1007 | 872 | 692 | 539 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:57PM2.77m | 3:17AM2.61m | 3:29PM2.92m | 3:48AM2.74m | 4:00PM3.03m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:11PM0.39m | 9:15AM0.39m | 9:42PM0.24m | 9:47AM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 204 | 192 | 191 | 176 | 193 | 16 | 21 | 72 | 222 | 264 | 253 | 650 | 810 | 834 | 1007 | 872 | 692 | 539 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | NW 8 | — | — | — | NW 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 11 | 3 | 3 | 100 | 23 | 10 | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | WSW 9 | NNW 8 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 15 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 207 | — | — | — | — | — | 208 | 181 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 225 | 221 | 23 | 74 | 148 | 148 | 38 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 23 | 148 | 8 | 0 | 42 | 148 | 54 | 22 |
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