
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 12AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 16 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:42PM3.17m | 4:13AM2.92m | 4:31PM3.27m | 5:01AM2.93m | 5:18PM3.29m | 5:47AM2.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:01PM-0.02m | 10:13AM0.12m | 10:50PM-0.07m | 10:59AM0.10m | 11:37PM-0.04m | 11:44AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | |
— | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 9 | W 5 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 5 | W 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 8 |
17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 5 | W 9 | W 5 | W 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 13 | W 13 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 11 |
20 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 9 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 13 | W 7 | NW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 15 | SW 15 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 12 | SW 13 | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — |
2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 148 | 148 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 95 | 148 | 288 | 148 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 181 | 149 | 1178 | 1022 | 1091 | 1085 | 690 | 688 | 603 | 835 | 840 |
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