Santa Maria Surf Break

Lat Long: 16.59° N 22.91° W

Santa Maria, Cape Verde Weather Observations

Issued: 10 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Santa Maria sea temperature is
26.1° C
0.3° 

Santa Maria surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Santa Maria based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Santa Maria right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Santa Maria

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Sal Island/Amilcar Cabral International Airport

14 km N201 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
15
light winds from the W
(13 km/h at 280°)
30 °C10.0
10.0
few

Sal

17 km NW56 m above sea level

2 hours ago
cloudmist
wind obs. (20 kph from 40 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
23.3 °C9
9

-

Praia International Airport

192 km S70 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
15
light winds from the E
(17 km/h at 100°)
29 °C10.0
10.0
few

Praia

199 km S108 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudwidespread dust in suspension not raised by wind
wind obs. (24 kph from 40 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
26.9 °C9
9

-

Mindelo

224 km WSW1 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudno report
wind obs. (30 kph from 50 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
24.3 °C10
10

-

Mindelo

225 km WSW1 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudno report
wind obs. (30 kph from 50 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
24.3 °C10
10

-

São Pedro Airport

295 km WSW20 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
wind obs. (17 kph from 200 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
29 °C10.0
10.0
few

SHIP1001

488 km SW3 m above sea level

3 hours ago
part cloud
15
light winds from the N
(17 km/h at 360°)
30.0 °C20.4
20.4


SHIP5

488 km SW3 m above sea level

3 hours ago
part cloud
15
light winds from the N
(17 km/h at 360°)
30.0 °C20.4
20.4


SHIP394

540 km NE3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
15
light winds from the WSW
(15 km/h at 240°)
27.0 °C20.4
20.4


* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Santa Maria and within an acceptable time window.

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