Spoutnik Surf Forecast

/ Sal (12 surf breaks) /

Cape Verde (12 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Spoutnik surfForecast / Sal / Cape Verde

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 -01

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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

Today's Spoutnik sea temperature is 22.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Spoutnik today?

The current surf forecast for Spoutnik at 6AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 28). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-01) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Apr)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Afternoon (29 Apr)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Evening (29 Apr)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue night, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 28		Wednesday 29								Thursday 30								Friday 1
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave 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 9	SE 12	SE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	NE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	38	38	56	55	55	55	56	57	58	40	39	38	38	34	28	35	31	47	30	29	28	23	24	0
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide	6:45PM0.82m				7:15AM0.78m				7:24PM0.82m				7:48AM0.82m				8:00PM0.81m					8:18AM0.84m
Low Tide			00:53AM0.12m				1:03PM0.15m				1:25AM0.09m				1:42PM0.10m				1:55AM0.07m					2:18PM0.07m


	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	20	19	19	19	19	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	20	20	20
Feels °C	18	18	17	16	16	16	18	18	17	17	18	17	17	17	18	18	19	17	18	17	16	18	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 13	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10
kJ	100	146	146	144	127	125	183	180	174	177	180	177	174	171	168	140	134	106	102	100	98	98	98	98
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 9	NW 9	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 9	SE 12	SE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	NNW 14	NNW 12
kJ	42	41	56	55	55	55	56	57	58	40	39	38	38	23	22	35	31	47	30	29	28	23	71	58
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSE 12	SSE 8	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	NNW 13	NW 13	SE 10	NNW 18
kJ	38	38	41	29	40	27	41	38	18	35	35	34	34	34	28	14	26	14	28	28	18	46	24	65
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6
kJ	71	58	58	57	57	55	44	47	44	34	28	28	22	18	22	24	25	28	29	30	41	64	82	101
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ponta do Sino Sal	Ponta do Sino Sal	Spoutnik Sal	Spoutnik Sal	Spoutnik Sal	Spoutnik Sal	Spoutnik Sal	Spoutnik Sal	Spoutnik Sal	Spoutnik Sal	Spoutnik Sal	Spoutnik Sal	Spoutnik Sal	Spoutnik Sal	Coragi Sal	Ponta do Sino Sal	Coragi Sal	Spoutnik Sal	Spoutnik Sal	Spoutnik Sal	El Conquistador Tenerife	Monte Leao Sal	Monte Leao Sal	Monte Leao Sal
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	199	3	199	0	0	0	1423	14	14	14
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape-Verde - Sal	Coragi	Ponta do Sino	Ponta do Sino	Ponta do Sino	Ponta do Sino	Ponta do Sino	Monte Leao	Ponta do Sino	Ponta do Sino	Ponta do Sino	Monte Leao	Ponta do Sino	Ponta do Sino	Ponta do Sino	Coragi	Coragi	Coragi	Coragi	Coragi	Monte Leao		Monte Leao	Monte Leao	Monte Leao
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Verde	Coragi Sal	Ponta do Sino Sal	Ponta do Sino Sal	Ponta do Sino Sal	Ponta do Sino Sal	Ponta do Sino Sal	Monte Leao Sal	Ponta do Sino Sal	Ponta do Sino Sal	Ponta do Sino Sal	Monte Leao Sal	Ponta do Sino Sal	Ponta do Sino Sal	Ponta do Sino Sal	Coragi Sal	Coragi Sal	Coragi Sal	Coragi Sal	Coragi Sal	Monte Leao Sal		Monte Leao Sal	Monte Leao Sal	Monte Leao Sal
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	2	2
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Whacky Point South Africa	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Haga-Haga South Africa	Glen Eden South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Buchupureo Chile	Lebu Chile	Papatowai New Zealand	Puertecillo Chile	Fish Boma South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Saint Leu Reunion	Saint Leu Reunion	Boneyards South Africa	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	8	9	9	9	8	8	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	7	5	5	5	5

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