Santa Maria Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Cape-Verde – Sal)

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Santa Maria Surf Guide

Santa Maria in Sal is an exposed beach and reef break that has reasonably consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the north northwest. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the south southwest. The beach break provides left and right handers and there is also a left hand reef break.. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Submerged rocks are a hazard.

Santa Maria Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef	2	fairly consistent	22.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Santa Maria:

The best conditions reported for surf at Santa Maria occur when a South-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northwest.

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16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Santa Maria (for consistent clean waves)?

augustBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Santa Maria with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of August. Clean surfable waves are typically found 14% of the time in August while 6% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 80% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

14%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

80%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Santa Maria Location Map

Interactive Santa Maria surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Santa Maria is Amilcar Cabral International Airport (SID) in Cape Verde Islands, 17 km (11 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Santa Maria is Rabil (Boa Vista) Airport (BVC), also in Cape Verde Islands, 51 km (32 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Santa Maria Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 07:28 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM
Wave (m)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Period (s)	10	10	10	10
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

What does Santa Maria look like?

Latest photos from Santa Maria. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: Indira Teixeira Silva

Tides at Santa Maria

Current tide and informaton

For Santa Maria, 2 km from Santa Maria.

Next High Water: 10:54am | 0.77m

Next Low Water: 05:20pm | 0.16m

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Santa Maria Sea Temperature

Sunny with pleasantly warm air temperatures (feeling like 20.0 °C once we account for wind), and similar sea temperatures (22.5 °C). Wear boardshorts or a shorty, or better still a thin summer wetsuit to keep the UV off.

Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.

Current Temp*: 22.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite