Curral Joul Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Curral Joul in Sal is an exposed reef break that has inconsistent surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds are from the east southeast. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the west northwest. A reef breaks right. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded.

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Overall Curral Joul 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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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Curral Joul:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Alibaba	1 mi
Second closest break	Fontana	1 mi
Third closest break	Palmeira	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Monte Leao	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Fragata	10 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Curral Joul:
Closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	1543 mi
Second closest wave buoy	West Atlantic Buoy	2005 mi
Third closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	2215 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	2222 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Brittany Buoy	2277 mi
Tide stations nearest to Curral Joul:
Closest tide station	Fernando de Noronha, Brazil	1561 mi
Second closest tide station	Rocas, Atol das, Brazil	1603 mi
Third closest tide station	Fortaleza, Brazil	1766 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Natal, Brazil	1766 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Rio Ceara (bar), Brazil	1769 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Curral Joul:
Closest ski area	Oukaimeden (Morocco)	1378 mi
Second closest ski area	Michlifen (Morocco)	1602 mi
Third closest ski area	Sierra Nevada (Spain)	1848 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Serra da Estrela (Portugal)	1881 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Sierra de Bejar-La Covatilla (Spain)	1929 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Curral Joul:
Closest city location	Santa Maria (Cape Verde)	11 mi
Second closest city location	Sal Rei (Cape Verde)	38 mi
Third closest city location	Vila da Ribeira Brava (Cape Verde)	87 mi
Fourth closest city location	Vila do Maio (Cape Verde)	111 mi
Fifth closest city location	Tarrafal (Cape Verde)	112 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Curral Joul is Amilcar Cabral International Airport (SID) in Cape Verde Islands, 5 km (3 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Curral Joul is Rabil (Boa Vista) Airport (BVC), also in Cape Verde Islands, 67 km (42 miles) away.
• Third is Preguica (Sao Nocolau Island) Airport (SNE) in Cape Verde Islands, 139 km (86 miles) away.
• Maio Airport (MMO) in Cape Verde Islands is 177 km (110 miles) away.
• Francisco Mendes Airport (RAI), also in Cape Verde Islands is the fifth nearest airport to Curral Joul and is 208 km (129 miles) away.