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Monte Leao in Sal is a fairly exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Ideal winds are from the north northeast. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the west southwest. A reef breaks right. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up.

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Overall Monte Leao 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 Monte Leao:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Alibaba	2 mi
Second closest break	Curral Joul	2 mi
Third closest break	Fontana	3 mi
Fourth closest break	Palmeira	3 mi
Fifth closest break	Fragata	7 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Monte Leao:
Closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	1543 mi
Second closest wave buoy	West Atlantic Buoy	2006 mi
Third closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	2216 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	2224 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Brittany Buoy	2278 mi
Tide stations nearest to Monte Leao:
Closest tide station	Fernando de Noronha, Brazil	1559 mi
Second closest tide station	Rocas, Atol das, Brazil	1602 mi
Third closest tide station	Fortaleza, Brazil	1764 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Natal, Brazil	1764 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Rio Ceara (bar), Brazil	1768 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Monte Leao:
Closest ski area	Oukaimeden (Morocco)	1380 mi
Second closest ski area	Michlifen (Morocco)	1603 mi
Third closest ski area	Sierra Nevada (Spain)	1850 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Serra da Estrela (Portugal)	1882 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Sierra de Bejar-La Covatilla (Spain)	1930 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Monte Leao:
Closest city location	Santa Maria (Cape Verde)	8 mi
Second closest city location	Sal Rei (Cape Verde)	36 mi
Third closest city location	Vila da Ribeira Brava (Cape Verde)	88 mi
Fourth closest city location	Vila do Maio (Cape Verde)	109 mi
Fifth closest city location	Tarrafal (Cape Verde)	111 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Monte Leao is Amilcar Cabral International Airport (SID) in Cape Verde Islands, 6 km (4 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Monte Leao is Rabil (Boa Vista) Airport (BVC), also in Cape Verde Islands, 63 km (39 miles) away.
• Third is Preguica (Sao Nocolau Island) Airport (SNE) in Cape Verde Islands, 140 km (87 miles) away.
• Maio Airport (MMO) in Cape Verde Islands is 173 km (107 miles) away.
• Francisco Mendes Airport (RAI), also in Cape Verde Islands is the fifth nearest airport to Monte Leao and is 205 km (127 miles) away.