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Cocas Beach / Praia Negra surfForecast / Sal / Cape Verde
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 11 Dec 2025 -01Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Cocas Beach / Praia Negra surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cocas Beach / Praia Negra sea temperature is
25.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:19AM 0.91 | 2:03PM 0.72 | 2:20AM 0.84 | 3:10PM 0.73 | 3:22AM 0.79 | 4:11PM 0.75 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:38PM 0.25 | 7:46AM 0.24 | 7:45PM 0.30 | 8:45AM 0.26 | 8:57PM 0.32 | 9:42AM 0.26 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:06 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
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