17 surf spots in Cape Verde

The seasonality and ranking below cover only the spots where this sport is practised. All spots in Cape Verde

surf spots: 17
spots in Cape Verde overall: 31
years of data (2024 and 2025): 2

When to ride

2024-2025 average

Sal31rideable days in January, the peak of the region

Boa Vista31rideable days in March, the peak of the region

Rideable days per month and region
Region	J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
Sal 9	31	28	31	30	31	30	25	25	27	30	29	31
Boa Vista 5	30	28	31	30	31	30	21	18	25	28	29	31
São Vicente 3	31	28	31	30	31	30	29	28	28	30	30	30

Rideable days per month, averaged over the 2024-2025 readings, spot by spot. Regions are ordered by number of spots; the grey figure is that count. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com

A rideable day means at least two consecutive hours at 7 knots or more, from a direction that works on the spot. Average of 2024 and 2025.

The windiest spots

2024-2025 average

Average rideable days per year, computed from 2024-2025 readings. A day counts as rideable when it has at least two consecutive hours of wind at 7 knots or more, blowing from a direction that works for the spot.

All spots

17 spots

Sports, by number of spots

Kitesurf29
Surf17
Wingfoil17
Windsurf14
Windfoil2

17 surf spots in Cape Verde

When to ride

The windiest spots

All spots

Salamansa / Sao Vicente

Baia Norte / Sao Vicente

Sandy Beach / Sao Vicente

Santa Maria / Sal

Shark Bay / Sal

Curral Joul / Sal

Fontona / Sal

Ponta Sino / Sal

Alibaba Rights / Sal

Canuha (Calheta Funda) / Sal

Ponta Preta / Sal

Rife / Sal

Shipwrecks / Boa Vista

Ponta Antonia / Boa Vista

Ervatao / Boa Vista

Karamboa

Praia Chaves

Sports, by number of spots

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