Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 11AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon night, min 15°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 275 | 275 | 291 | 353 | 366 | 379 | 385 | 366 | 297 | 247 | 186 | 229 | 373 | 769 | 1083 | 830 | 630 | 585 | 552 | 849 | 884 | 996 | 1253 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:22AM3.03m | 4:38PM3.12m | 4:57AM3.03m | 5:16PM3.03m | 5:36AM2.96m | 5:58PM2.86m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:26AM0.04m | 10:47PM0.02m | 11:03AM0.07m | 11:23PM0.13m | 11:44AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 19 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 |
| kJ | 275 | 275 | 291 | 353 | 366 | 379 | 385 | 366 | 297 | 247 | 186 | 133 | 99 | 42 | 55 | 830 | 630 | 585 | 552 | 849 | 884 | 996 | 1253 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | — | W 11 | — | W 11 | — | W 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 31 | 68 | 328 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 19 | 93 | 229 | 373 | 769 | 1083 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 13 | 158 | 148 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 158 | 212 | 224 | 280 | 281 | 281 | 54 | 13 | 27 | 0 | 148 | 225 | 224 | 127 | 0 |
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