Ponta Preta surf break

Ponta Preta surfForecast / Sal / Cape Verde

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 10 Oct 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
27.2° 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 2AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 10). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (11 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (11 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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

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Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.5
NE
1.5
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
Period(s) (?)888888788888888888887777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)172212217217257300279322348322322314261255248242236248248229223217211200
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:30PM
0.92
11:00AM
0.76
11:15PM
0.87
11:50AM
0.66
12:10AM
0.80
12:56PM
0.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:46AM
-0.02
4:51PM
0.07
5:38AM
0.05
5:36PM
0.14
6:41AM
0.14
Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise----6:22-------6:22-------6:22---
Sunset-------6:13-------6:12-------6:12
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252525252525252525252424242525252424242424242525
Feels °C (?)262626252424242525262524242526252423242323242525
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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 (moderate winds from the NE at Sal Island/Amilcar Cabral International Airport 14 km from Ponta Preta). 1.2m 8s swell from the NNE with a 0.6m 11s groundswell from the NNW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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26 km/h
NE
Cross-Off
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