Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 6PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 72 | 55 | 66 | 62 | 48 | 47 | 24 | 17 | 42 | 143 | 192 | 225 | 228 | 341 | 310 | 284 | 234 | 186 | 160 | 145 | 202 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:22PM2.58m | 2:44AM2.46m | 2:57PM2.77m | 3:17AM2.61m | 3:29PM2.92m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:07AM0.74m | 8:38PM0.57m | 8:42AM0.55m | 9:11PM0.39m | 9:15AM0.39m | 9:42PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | NW 6 | WNW 9 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 72 | 55 | 66 | 62 | 48 | 47 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 192 | 225 | 228 | 341 | 310 | 284 | 234 | 186 | 160 | 145 | 202 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 6 | NW 6 | W 12 | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 53 | 51 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 31 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 12 | W 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 7 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 10 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 42 | 143 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 148 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 95 | 192 | 222 | 647 | 148 | 149 | 13 | 8 | 159 | 22 | 149 | 22 | 148 | 38 | 6 |
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