Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.31° N 8.74° W

Mindelo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mindelo sea temperature is
16.4°C
0.5° 

Mindelo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mindelo today (03 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 8PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 03). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)--
Afternoon (03 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)17s
Evening (03 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
17
0.5
W
16
0.5
W
15
0.6
W
15
0.6
W
14
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.5
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.7
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
13
0.5
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
93
132
113
155
150
128
126
121
72
104
103
181
141
105
192
202
235
210
145
145
106
100
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
10
E
15
NW
20
NNW
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
10
SSW
5
W
5
NW
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:46PM2.31m
11:05AM2.60m
11:45PM2.46m
12:00PM2.70m
00:32AM2.62m
Low Tide
4:31PM0.62m
4:48AM0.77m
5:32PM0.50m
5:48AM0.61m
6:20PM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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5:28
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Temp °C
19
18
16
15
13
11
11
15
16
14
13
12
12
11
11
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
14
14
12
10
7
5
5
11
12
10
11
9
9
8
8
11
10
11
11
10
9
9
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