Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 11AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 89 | 60 | 35 | 31 | 56 | 69 | 120 | 61 | 40 | 43 | 55 | 113 | 101 | 138 | 125 | 122 | 122 | 120 | 115 | 96 | 92 | 88 | 86 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:41AM2.19m | 2:01PM2.42m | 2:28AM2.32m | 2:44PM2.57m | 3:07AM2.44m | 3:21PM2.72m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:43AM0.87m | 8:19PM0.74m | 8:27AM0.73m | 8:59PM0.60m | 9:05AM0.59m | 9:36PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 89 | 60 | 35 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 72 | 61 | 40 | 31 | 24 | 113 | 101 | 138 | 125 | 122 | 122 | 120 | 115 | 96 | 92 | 88 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | — | W 13 | NW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 8 | — | 3 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 15 | 43 | 55 | 65 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 14 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | WNW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 17 | 23 | 34 | 14 | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 31 | 56 | 69 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 38 | 353 | 453 | 353 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 173 | 44 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 83 | 148 | 148 | 127 | 38 |
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