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Ponta do Sino in Sal is an exposed beach and reef break that has quite reliable surf. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. The best wind direction is from the north northeast. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the southwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Take care to avoid the rocks.

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Overall Ponta do Sino 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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Use this relief map to navigate to Cape-Verde - Sal surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Ponta do Sino

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Ponta do Sino:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Ponta Preta	1 mi
Second closest break	Santa Maria	1 mi
Third closest break	Spoutnik	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Fragata	3 mi
Fifth closest break	Monte Leao	8 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Ponta do Sino:
Closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	1546 mi
Second closest wave buoy	West Atlantic Buoy	2009 mi
Third closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	2219 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	2230 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Brittany Buoy	2285 mi
Tide stations nearest to Ponta do Sino:
Closest tide station	Fernando de Noronha, Brazil	1553 mi
Second closest tide station	Rocas, Atol das, Brazil	1597 mi
Third closest tide station	Natal, Brazil	1759 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Fortaleza, Brazil	1760 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Rio Ceara (bar), Brazil	1764 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Ponta do Sino:
Closest ski area	Oukaimeden (Morocco)	1383 mi
Second closest ski area	Michlifen (Morocco)	1607 mi
Third closest ski area	Sierra Nevada (Spain)	1854 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Serra da Estrela (Portugal)	1888 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Sierra de Bejar-La Covatilla (Spain)	1936 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Ponta do Sino:
Closest city location	Santa Maria (Cape Verde)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Sal Rei (Cape Verde)	28 mi
Third closest city location	Vila da Ribeira Brava (Cape Verde)	91 mi
Fourth closest city location	Vila do Maio (Cape Verde)	102 mi
Fifth closest city location	Tarrafal (Cape Verde)	106 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Ponta do Sino is Amilcar Cabral International Airport (SID) in Cape Verde Islands, 17 km (11 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Ponta do Sino is Rabil (Boa Vista) Airport (BVC), also in Cape Verde Islands, 50 km (31 miles) away.
• Third is Preguica (Sao Nocolau Island) Airport (SNE) in Cape Verde Islands, 144 km (89 miles) away.
• Maio Airport (MMO) in Cape Verde Islands is 162 km (101 miles) away.
• Francisco Mendes Airport (RAI), also in Cape Verde Islands is the fifth nearest airport to Ponta do Sino and is 194 km (120 miles) away.