Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 5PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Mon morning, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 493 | 724 | 659 | 502 | 327 | 214 | 128 | 102 | 72 | 65 | 59 | 64 | 63 | 49 | 38 | 21 | 21 | 106 | 198 | 206 | 215 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:42PM2.38m | 2:08AM2.29m | 2:22PM2.58m | 2:44AM2.46m | 2:57PM2.77m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:24AM0.93m | 8:01PM0.76m | 8:07AM0.74m | 8:38PM0.57m | 8:42AM0.55m | 9:11PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | NW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WNW 9 | W 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 493 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 327 | 214 | 128 | 102 | 72 | 65 | 59 | 64 | 63 | 49 | 38 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 206 | 215 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | — | — | — | N 7 | W 13 | W 13 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 724 | 659 | 502 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 106 | 198 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 221 | 149 | 149 | 13 | 13 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 222 | 260 | 798 | 158 | 13 |
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