Santa Maria Surf Break

Santa Maria, Cape Verde Weather Observations

Lat Long: 16.59° N 22.91° W

Issued: 4 pm 10 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Santa Maria sea temperature is
23.0° C

Normal for this time of year

Santa Maria surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Santa Maria based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Santa Maria right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Santa Maria

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Sal Island/Amilcar Cabral International Airport

14 km N201 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
20
light winds from the NE
(19 km/h at 40°)
24 °C10.0
10.0
broken

Sal

17 km NW56 m above sea level

3 hours ago
cloudmist
20
moderate winds from the NE
(20 km/h at 40°)
23.3 °C9
9

-

Rabil Airport

51 km S22 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
20
moderate winds from the NE
(22 km/h at 40°)
24 °C10.0
10.0
scattered

Praia International Airport

192 km S70 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
25
moderate winds from the NE
(24 km/h at 40°)
25 °C10.0
10.0
few

Praia

198 km S108 m above sea level

3 hours ago
part cloudwidespread dust in suspension not raised by wind
25
moderate winds from the NE
(24 km/h at 40°)
26.9 °C9
9

-

Mindelo

225 km WSW1 m above sea level

3 hours ago
part cloudno report
30
fresh winds from the NE
(30 km/h at 50°)
24.3 °C10
10

-

São Pedro Airport

295 km WSW20 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
wind obs. (30 kph from 50 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
25 °C10.0
10.0
few

BUOY-13002

488 km N3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
22.8 °C-
-


SHIP4117

514 km E15 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C- km
- km


SHIP6336

514 km E3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
21.8 °C-
-


* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Santa Maria and within an acceptable time window.

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