Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 6AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 335 | 326 | 273 | 226 | 212 | 231 | 351 | 841 | 903 | 820 | 718 | 730 | 754 | 1324 | 1377 | 1277 | 1190 | 1106 | 1073 | 1041 | 977 | 834 | 838 | 824 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:25AM2.81m | 5:45PM2.59m | 5:59AM2.65m | 6:21PM2.38m | 6:36AM2.46m | 7:03PM2.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:12PM0.37m | 11:34AM0.38m | 11:44PM0.55m | 12:10PM0.57m | 00:18AM0.74m | 12:52PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 335 | 326 | 273 | 226 | 212 | 231 | 235 | 841 | 903 | 820 | 718 | 730 | 754 | 1324 | 1377 | 1277 | 1190 | 1106 | 1073 | 1041 | 977 | 834 | 838 | 824 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 17 | NW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | 11 | 25 | 48 | 163 | 351 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 366 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 9 | 10 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 57 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 127 | 194 | 143 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 163 | 297 | 0 |
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