- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Santa Maria Surf Forecast
/ Sal (12 surf breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Santa Maria surfForecast / Sal / Cape Verde
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 -01Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
22.7° 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 6AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (-01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Santa Maria. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue night, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 9 | |
133 | 133 | 130 | 130 | 90 | 90 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 86 | 86 | 63 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 45 | 60 | 59 | 91 | 91 | 35 | 34 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | 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 | 10:38PM0.64m | 10:54AM0.77m | 11:13PM0.60m | 11:35AM0.73m | 11:55PM0.56m | 12:23PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:32AM0.14m | 5:20PM0.16m | 5:08AM0.18m | 6:06PM0.22m | 5:49AM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
 kJ | 133 | 133 | 130 | 130 | 90 | 90 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 86 | 86 | 63 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 45 | 60 | 57 | 53 | 68 | 68 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 9 | SE 13 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 24 | 51 | 40 | 32 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 42 | 24 | 24 | 35 | 20 | 20 | 61 | 59 | 91 | 91 | 35 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 8 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 8 | N 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 15 | SE 12 | NW 15 |
| kJ | 29 | 23 | 32 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 24 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 20 | 32 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 35 | 75 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | — | — | NNE 7 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 53 | — | — | 45 | 20 | 26 | 25 | 41 | 31 | 33 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape-Verde - Sal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Verde | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Santa Maria surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest