Ponta Preta surf break

Ponta Preta surfForecast / Sal / Cape Verde

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 16 Aug 2025 -01
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Ponta Preta surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ponta Preta sea temperature is
26.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Ponta Preta today?

The current surf forecast for Ponta Preta at 4AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

Table - waves today at Ponta Preta. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
N
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
1
NNE
1
NNE
1.1
NNE
1
NNE
1
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.1
NNE
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.9
N
1.1
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.1
NNE
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.7
N
Period(s) (?)877777777777777778777778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)11512611512412312511110913212812812813518613512214815420112114713912290
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
10
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:53AM
0.71
2:32PM
0.60
3:17AM
0.68
4:16PM
0.56
4:52AM
0.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:24PM
0.18
8:11AM
0.20
8:28PM
0.23
9:44AM
0.23
9:51PM
0.25
11:23AM
0.21
Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Sunrise----6:15-------6:16-------6:16---
Sunset-------6:54-------6:54-------6:53
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242424242424252525242424242525252525242424252525
Feels °C (?)262524252625272727252625252729272728262626282828
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Sal

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Ponta Preta (light winds from the NNE at Sal Island/Amilcar Cabral International Airport 14 km from Ponta Preta). 0.9m 7s swell from the N to make surfable waves.

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1 h 43 min ago

15 km/h
NNE
Cross-Off
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