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Palmeira ratings
Quality on a good day: 2.0
Consistency of surf: 2.0
Difficulty level: 1.0
Crowds: 4.0

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Palmeira Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Cape-Verde – Sal)

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Name: Palmeira
Type: reef
Reliability: inconsistent
Best Swell: WNW Offshore Wind: ESE

Palmeira in Sal is an exposed reef break that has inconsistent surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Ideal winds are from the east southeast. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the west northwest. A reef breaks left. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Rocks are a hazard.

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Overall Palmeira 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 Palmeira:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Fontana 1 mi
Second closest break Alibaba 1 mi
Third closest break Curral Joul 1 mi
Fourth closest break Monte Leao 3 mi
Fifth closest break Fragata 11 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Palmeira:

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 2222 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Brittany Buoy 2275 mi

Tide stations nearest to Palmeira:

Closest tide station Fernando de Noronha, Brazil 1562 mi
Second closest tide station Rocas, Atol das, Brazil 1605 mi
Third closest tide station Fortaleza, Brazil 1767 mi
Fourth closest tide station Natal, Brazil 1767 mi
Fifth closest tide station Rio Ceara (bar), Brazil 1770 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Palmeira:

Closest ski area Oukaimeden (Morocco) 1378 mi
Second closest ski area Michlifen (Morocco) 1601 mi
Third closest ski area Sierra Nevada (Spain) 1847 mi
Fourth closest ski area Serra da Estrela (Portugal) 1879 mi
Fifth closest ski area Sierra de Bejar-La Covatilla (Spain) 1928 mi

city weather forecast website

Town and city forecasts close to Palmeira:

Closest city location Santa Maria (Cape Verde) 11 mi
Second closest city location Sal Rei (Cape Verde) 39 mi
Third closest city location Vila da Ribeira Brava (Cape Verde) 88 mi
Fourth closest city location Vila do Maio (Cape Verde) 112 mi
Fifth closest city location Tarrafal (Cape Verde) 114 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Palmeira is Amilcar Cabral International Airport (SID) in Cape Verde Islands, 4 km (2 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Palmeira is Rabil (Boa Vista) Airport (BVC), also in Cape Verde Islands, 68 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 178 km (111 miles) away.
  • Francisco Mendes Airport (RAI), also in Cape Verde Islands is the fifth nearest airport to Palmeira and is 210 km (130 miles) away.
Palmeira break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Palmeira, Cape-Verde - Sal. Use the tab navigation above to view Palmeira sea temperature, Palmeira photographs, Palmeira detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Palmeira webcams, current wind from Cape-Verde - Sal live weather stations and Palmeira tide predictions. The Cape Verde swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Cape Verde and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Cape Verde wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Palmeira.