Santa Maria surfForecast / Sal / Cape Verde

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 17 Jul 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
75.9°F
(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 10PM is: 2ft 12s primary swell from a South direction and 2ft 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 17). An open ocean swell of 2ft 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-01) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)--
Afternoon (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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

Updates in -1 hr 14 min 34 s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (ft) & direction (?)
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
2
S
2
S
2
S
2
S
2
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
SSE
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
SSE
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)131313121212121212121111111111888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)13012812411611399739671699389868585333534342233331920
Wind
(mph)
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
W
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (ft)
12:50PM
2.76
1:28AM
2.3
1:44PM
2.49
2:30AM
2.26
2:53PM
2.26
3:42AM
2.26
Low Tide
/ height (ft)
7:13PM
0.46
7:22AM
0.66
8:06PM
0.56
8:31AM
0.72
9:06PM
0.62
9:51AM
0.69
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Sunrise------6:07-------6:07-------6:07-
Sunset-7:07-------7:07-------7:07------
clearclearclearpart cloudcloudclearclearclearclearclearclearclearclearclearclearclearclearclearclearclearclearpart cloudclearclear
Rain (in)
------------------------
Temp. °F737373737373737373757373737272737375757373737373
Feels °F (?)757373737373737375797777777777797577817779797979

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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Sal

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still offshore at Santa Maria (light winds from the N at Sal Island/Amilcar Cabral International Airport 9 miles from Santa Maria). 1ft 8s swell from the SE with a 1ft 13s groundswell from the S. Swells combining to make to make bigger set waves.

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Offshore
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