Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (21 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 9PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1177 | 1237 | 1217 | 1062 | 936 | 859 | 736 | 724 | 443 | 673 | 922 | 1103 | 1545 | 1793 | 2334 | 2299 | 2113 | 1532 | 1361 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:51AM2.26m | 1:02PM2.52m | 1:30AM2.48m | 1:41PM2.72m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:41PM0.76m | 6:50AM0.79m | 7:20PM0.54m | 7:31AM0.58m | 7:56PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 1177 | 1237 | 1217 | 1062 | 936 | 859 | 736 | 724 | 443 | 673 | 922 | 1103 | 1545 | 1793 | 2334 | 2299 | 2113 | 1532 | 1361 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 107 | 367 | 290 | 165 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 42 | 297 | 281 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 281 | 281 | 294 | 71 | 36 | 74 | 294 | 0 | 297 | 353 |
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