Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 11AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1545 | 2221 | 2707 | 2707 | 2460 | 1974 | 1520 | 1302 | 1010 | 787 | 686 | 499 | 517 | 888 | 888 | 734 | 640 | 640 | 772 | 835 | 900 | 914 | 980 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:30AM2.48m | 1:41PM2.72m | 2:07AM2.70m | 2:19PM2.89m | 2:42AM2.89m | 2:57PM3.03m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:31AM0.58m | 7:56PM0.34m | 8:09AM0.37m | 8:31PM0.16m | 8:46AM0.19m | 9:07PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 1545 | 2221 | 2707 | 2707 | 2460 | 1974 | 1520 | 1302 | 1010 | 787 | 686 | 499 | 517 | 888 | 888 | 734 | 640 | 640 | 772 | 835 | 900 | 914 | 980 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 15 | NW 13 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 45 | 268 | 328 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 163 | 0 | 297 | 173 | 143 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 148 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 148 | 0 | 0 |
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