Santa Maria surfForecast / Sal / Cape Verde

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 14 Sep 2025 -01
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Santa Maria surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Santa Maria sea temperature is
27.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Santa Maria today?

The current surf forecast for Santa Maria at 2PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (14 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (14 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

Table - waves today at Santa Maria. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wed
17
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
2
0
1
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
SSW
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)8881616161615151414141616716151581414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)232222508484827371701061061811312717917217945153163163163158
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
15
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:00PM
0.62
1:30AM
0.72
2:30PM
0.53
3:10AM
0.68
4:29PM
0.52
4:53AM
0.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:47AM
0.14
6:51PM
0.20
8:04AM
0.21
8:02PM
0.27
9:53AM
0.24
9:43PM
0.29
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wed
17
Sunrise6:18-------6:18-------6:18-------
Sunset---6:34-------6:34-------6:32----
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252525252525242424242525252525252425252525242424
Feels °C (?)262627272727272626252726272827252526272727262625
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Sal

  1. weather stationWind Update Still cross-shore at Santa Maria (light winds from the E at Sal Island/Amilcar Cabral International Airport 14 km from Santa Maria). No surfable waves

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2 h 29 min ago

17 km/h
E
Cross-Shore
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