Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 1PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 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 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 18 | W 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 293 | 242 | 179 | 179 | 109 | 81 | 78 | 55 | 43 | 28 | 61 | 140 | 203 | 316 | 462 | 529 | 504 | 563 | 468 | 461 | 440 | 420 | 361 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:29AM2.12m | 9:21PM1.88m | 9:58AM2.07m | 10:55PM1.91m | 11:20AM2.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:54AM1.09m | 3:00PM1.10m | 3:17AM1.19m | 4:37PM1.10m | 4:53AM1.14m | 5:51PM0.96m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | W 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 293 | 242 | 179 | 179 | 109 | 81 | 78 | 55 | 21 | 10 | 17 | 140 | 203 | 316 | 462 | 529 | 504 | 563 | 468 | 461 | 440 | 420 | 361 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | NW 4 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 32 | 37 | — | 4 | 10 | 17 | 43 | 28 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 22 | 28 | 54 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | W 20 | W 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 12 | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | — | 8 | 7 | 61 | 26 | — | — | 20 | 19 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | N 7 | NNW 5 | — | E 2 | ENE 2 | — | — | — | NW 11 | NW 8 | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 30 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 75 | 32 | — | — | — | 27 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 7 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 286 | 286 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 148 | 127 | 23 |
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