Mindelo Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.31° N 8.74° W

Mindelo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mindelo sea temperature is
19.6°C
0.7° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 10AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (02 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (02 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Fri night, min 19°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NW
5
0.8
NW
6
0.8
NW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
129
93
60
46
55
29
46
52
46
35
65
65
67
41
40
38
53
53
54
62
84
88
88
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
NNE
10
N
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
N
0
ENE
5
NE
5
E
5
ESE
10
WSW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NE
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
6:39AM2.72m
7:00PM2.68m
7:25AM2.57m
7:53PM2.45m
8:25AM2.41m
9:07PM2.25m
Low Tide
12:45PM0.41m
1:09AM0.50m
1:35PM0.59m
2:02AM0.71m
2:43PM0.77m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:05
8:02
 mm
Temp °C
17
18
19
22
23
23
24
24
23
23
24
29
29
26
28
28
27
26
27
28
29
31
27
Feels °C
17
18
18
20
20
20
23
25
23
23
24
27
27
24
26
26
25
24
26
26
26
28
24
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