Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (11 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 8PM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (WET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 Nov) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 82mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Sat 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1559 | 1388 | 951 | 1037 | 798 | 783 | 669 | 575 | 792 | 792 | 792 | 786 | 865 | 1633 | 1129 | 904 | 729 | 741 | 343 | 330 | 238 | 191 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:50PM2.65m | 4:03AM2.79m | 4:25PM2.53m | 4:39AM2.67m | 5:02PM2.38m | 5:18AM2.54m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:48PM0.46m | 10:15AM0.42m | 10:22PM0.57m | 10:53AM0.56m | 10:58PM0.70m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 |
 | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
mm | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 1559 | 1388 | 951 | 1037 | 798 | 112 | 669 | 575 | 480 | 605 | 771 | 786 | 865 | 1633 | 1129 | 331 | 729 | 741 | 338 | 330 | 238 | 191 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 8 | — | SW 9 | — | SW 10 | — | — | W 18 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | — | WSW 12 | NNW 11 | WSW 11 | NW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 136 | — | 79 | — | 341 | — | — | 6 | 21 | 51 | 78 | — | 337 | 11 | 278 | 16 | 343 | 228 | 179 | 133 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | — | NNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 11 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 783 | — | 460 | 792 | 792 | 792 | 659 | 773 | — | — | 904 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 158 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 54 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 149 | 155 | 222 | 222 | 158 | 158 | 54 | 61 |
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