
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 1PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 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) | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
61 | 62 | 66 | 55 | 85 | 141 | 176 | 160 | 116 | 61 | 46 | 40 | 69 | 83 | 85 | 73 | 40 | 43 | 55 | 130 | 117 | 135 | 141 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | on |
High Tide | 1:10PM2.28m | 1:41AM2.19m | 2:01PM2.42m | 2:28AM2.32m | 2:44PM2.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:49AM0.98m | 7:32PM0.88m | 7:43AM0.87m | 8:19PM0.74m | 8:27AM0.73m | 8:59PM0.60m | |||||||||||||||||
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
61 | 62 | 66 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 116 | 61 | 46 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 73 | 40 | 31 | 26 | 130 | 117 | 135 | 141 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 11 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | — | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 |
13 | 13 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | — | 6 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 23 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 15 | 14 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — |
— | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 34 | 14 | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | — | — |
— | — | — | 55 | 85 | 141 | 176 | 160 | — | — | — | 40 | 69 | 83 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 735 | 1197 | 358 | 261 | 190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1209 | 353 | 353 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 173 | 44 | 35 |
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