Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.31° N 8.74° W

Mindelo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Mindelo sea temperature is
15.1°C
2.0° 

Mindelo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mindelo today (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 4AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (30 Oct)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (30 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
30
Saturday
31
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
W
14
1.1
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.3
W
13
1.4
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.5
W
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
14
1.6
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
214
166
116
116
184
414
475
539
584
657
657
636
615
586
486
1019
880
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
WNW
15
NW
10
N
5
NE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
5:09AM2.91m
5:43PM2.60m
6:05AM2.74m
6:47PM2.38m
Low Tide
10:51PM0.33m
11:27AM0.29m
11:43PM0.53m
12:28PM0.48m
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:31
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Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
19
19
18
19
19
18
17
17
20
19
19
20
Feels °C
16
17
16
16
16
17
16
16
18
18
17
15
16
19
16
17
19
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