Mindelo Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.31° N 8.74° W

Mindelo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mindelo sea temperature is
19.6°C
0.7° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mindelo at 10PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)--
Afternoon (02 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (02 Sep)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu night, min 22°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
5
0.8
NW
6
0.8
NW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
22
46
52
44
35
65
65
67
41
55
53
53
53
54
62
82
88
88
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NNW
10
N
0
ENE
5
NE
5
E
0
ESE
10
W
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
SSE
5
WSW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
7:00PM2.68m
7:25AM2.57m
7:53PM2.45m
8:25AM2.41m
9:07PM2.25m
Low Tide
1:09AM0.50m
1:35PM0.59m
2:02AM0.71m
2:43PM0.77m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:05
8:02
 mm
Temp °C
22
23
23
23
22
23
24
28
28
27
29
28
26
26
27
27
28
25
29
Feels °C
19
21
22
24
22
23
24
27
26
25
27
26
24
24
25
25
26
24
26
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