Ponta Preta Surf and Wind Quality by Season (Sal, Cape Verde)

The charts below show frequency of occurrence of a certain swell or wind in Ponta Preta, broken down by both direction and strength (wave height).

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.

Seasonal Ponta Preta Swell and Wind Distribution

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The rose diagram describes the variation of swells directed at Ponta Preta through an a... (show all text)

The graph describes how often and how strongly the wind blows from different directions... (show all text)

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You can also compare this with Ponta Preta swell conditioned on favourable winds.

Also see overall Ponta Preta surf quality charts (on the guide page) and Ponta Preta surf quality by month.