Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mindelo today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 5PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Mindelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 153 | 122 | 138 | 146 | 149 | 146 | 149 | 177 | 190 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 168 | 172 | 212 | 236 | 296 | 371 | 296 | 450 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:32PM3.09m | 4:51AM2.88m | 5:04PM3.08m | 5:24AM2.88m | 5:39PM3.00m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:19AM0.18m | 10:44PM0.08m | 10:51AM0.15m | 11:15PM0.09m | 11:26AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 153 | 122 | 138 | 146 | 149 | 146 | 149 | 177 | 190 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 168 | 172 | 212 | 236 | 296 | 6 | 296 | 314 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | — | — | W 12 | — | — | WNW 11 | — | — | — | W 17 | W 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | NNW 4 | NW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 371 | 16 | 450 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 158 | 148 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 24 | 44 | 148 | 148 | 57 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 353 | 288 | 286 | 163 |
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