Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 2AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 124 | 207 | 194 | 242 | 221 | 173 | 208 | 232 | 341 | 413 | 433 | 299 | 187 | 123 | 88 | 69 | 79 | 82 | 86 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:56PM3.32m | 5:21AM2.96m | 5:36PM3.21m | 5:59AM2.87m | 6:15PM3.02m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:12PM-0.08m | 11:19AM0.06m | 11:50PM0.04m | 11:58AM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 9 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | 68 | 194 | 242 | 221 | 173 | 208 | 232 | — | — | 433 | 299 | 187 | 123 | 88 | 69 | 1 | 5 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 8 | W 8 | W 17 | W 17 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 17 | W 17 | — | — | W 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | — |
| kJ | 124 | 207 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 341 | 413 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 79 | 82 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 619 | 311 | 311 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 337 | 337 | 337 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 294 | 57 | 337 | 0 |
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