Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.31° N 8.74° W

Mindelo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Mindelo sea temperature is
16.0°C
2.4° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 8PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (27 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (27 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the S by Tue afternoon).

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
1.5
SW
7
1.9
SW
7
2.3
SW
8
2.4
SW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
336
319
302
251
247
238
275
275
297
353
423
446
385
313
297
247
186
198
352
598
890
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
ENE
0
E
5
SE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
25
SSE
35
S
35
SSE
40
S
40
S
30
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
4:02PM3.13m
4:22AM3.03m
4:38PM3.12m
4:57AM3.03m
5:16PM3.03m
Low Tide
9:50AM0.09m
10:12PM-0.01m
10:26AM0.04m
10:47PM0.02m
11:03AM0.07m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
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7:26
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7:26
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7:28
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7:23
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7:22
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7:21
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1
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2
1
4
14
Temp °C
19
21
21
20
19
18
19
19
19
19
20
19
19
20
21
21
22
20
21
20
18
Feels °C
18
20
20
20
20
19
21
20
19
18
19
20
19
20
20
17
17
15
15
14
15
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