Cabo Verde Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Cabo Verde in Piura is a fairly exposed beach break that does not work very often. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the northeast. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the best swell direction is from the southwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Surfing here means negotiating dangerous rips.

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Overall Cabo Verde Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Also see Cabo Verde surf quality by season and Cabo Verde surf quality by month.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Cabo Verde:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Reventazon	17 mi
Second closest break	Punta Tur	35 mi
Third closest break	Nonura	40 mi
Fourth closest break	Punta Aguja	42 mi
Fifth closest break	Puerto Eten	76 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Cabo Verde:
Closest wave buoy	Western Caribbean Buoy	1591 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Yucatan Basin Buoy	1823 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	1963 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Bay of Campeche Buoy	2145 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	SW Atlantic Buoy	2160 mi
Tide stations nearest to Cabo Verde:
Closest tide station	Turbo, Colombia	1038 mi
Second closest tide station	Balboa, Panama	1059 mi
Third closest tide station	Cristóbal, Panama	1084 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Bocas del Toro, Almirante Bay, Panama	1087 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Covenas, Colombia	1137 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Cabo Verde:
Closest ski area	Huascaran (Peru)	291 mi
Second closest ski area	Chacaltaya (Bolivia)	1107 mi
Third closest ski area	Ski Arpa (Chile)	1938 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Portillo (Chile)	1958 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	1960 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Cabo Verde:
Closest city location	Sechura (Peru)	52 mi
Second closest city location	Morrope (Peru)	55 mi
Third closest city location	Bernal (Peru)	59 mi
Fourth closest city location	Vice (Peru)	62 mi
Fifth closest city location	La Union (Peru)	63 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Cabo Verde is Capt Jose Abelardo Quinones Gonzales (Chiclayo) Airport (CIX) in Peru, which is 117 km (73 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Cabo Verde is Capitan Concha (Piura) Airport (PIU), also in Peru, 123 km (76 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Capitan Montes (Talara) Airport (TYL), also in Peru, 200 km (124 miles) away.