Kanonen vor Kaserne Quartel Jaime Mota Plato Praia, Santiago — Coca's Beach,Praia. Photo: Herbert wie, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Praia

Praia is a town in Praia, Cabo Verde. From Praia you can reach 4 surf spots. The nearest is Coca's Beach,Praia, a surf spot 0.4 km from the centre. Overture lists 30 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is RAI, 4 km away.

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Staying in Praia

30 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: RAI, 4 km, MMO, 41 km, BVC, 151 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Praia.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Praia each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert Intermediate

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Coca's Beach,Praia0.4 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

2 ft38 kJ

2 ft71 kJ

2 ft62 kJ

2 ft123 kJ

2 ft127 kJ

2 ft91 kJ

2 ft66 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Coca's Beach,Praia, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	12, too small	2 ft8 smushy	38kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, offshore	30°C
Mon 19Oct	14, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	71kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots, offshore	31°C
Tue 20Oct	13, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	62kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots, offshore	30°C
Wed 21Oct	17, too small	2 ft10 shollow	123kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	30°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	2 ft11 shollow	127kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots, offshore	30°C
Fri 23Oct	18, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	91kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots, offshore	31°C
Sat 24Oct	16, too small	2 ft8 scrumbling	66kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots, offshore	32°C

Coragi2.1 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

2 ft42 kJ

2 ft71 kJ

2 ft62 kJ

3 ft129 kJ

3 ft119 kJ

2 ft91 kJ

2 ft66 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Coragi, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	27, too small	2 ft9 shollow	42kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, offshore	30°C
Mon 19Oct	33, too small	2 ft9 shollow	71kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots, offshore	31°C
Tue 20Oct	32, too small	2 ft9 shollow	62kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots, offshore	30°C
Wed 21Oct	41, fair	3 ft10 shollow	129kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	30°C
Thu 22Oct	45, fair	3 ft10 shollow	119kJ	wind from the north-east, 12 knots, offshore	30°C
Fri 23Oct	45, fair	2 ft9 shollow	91kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots, offshore	31°C
Sat 24Oct	39, fair	2 ft8 shollow	66kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots, offshore	32°C

K-Bay10.3 kmabout 20 min by carIntermediate and up

2 ft42 kJ

2 ft72 kJ

2 ft62 kJ

3 ft136 kJ

3 ft111 kJ

2 ft92 kJ

2 ft66 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at K-Bay, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	30, too small	2 ft8 shollow	42kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots, offshore	28°C
Mon 19Oct	32, too small	2 ft9 shollow	72kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	34, too small	2 ft9 shollow	62kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	43, fair	3 ft10 shollow	136kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	39, fair	3 ft9 shollow	111kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	44, fair	2 ft9 shollow	92kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	38, fair	2 ft8 shollow	66kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots, offshore	29°C

Praia Negra0.4 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

2 ft38 kJ

2 ft71 kJ

2 ft62 kJ

2 ft123 kJ

2 ft127 kJ

2 ft91 kJ

2 ft66 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Praia Negra, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	12, too small	2 ft8 smushy	38kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, offshore	30°C
Mon 19Oct	14, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	71kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots, offshore	31°C
Tue 20Oct	13, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	62kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots, offshore	30°C
Wed 21Oct	17, too small	2 ft10 shollow	123kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	30°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	2 ft11 shollow	127kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots, offshore	30°C
Fri 23Oct	18, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	91kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots, offshore	31°C
Sat 24Oct	16, too small	2 ft8 scrumbling	66kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots, offshore	32°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Praia, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Praia

Il punto di incontroItalian · 0.4 km from the centre
Creole Food & ArtsCajun and creole · 1.1 km from the centre
Restaurante IpanemaPortuguese · 1.5 km from the centre
Roma RistopizzaPizza · 1.7 km from the centre
B.BurguerBurger · 1.9 km from the centre
Titi Sushi LoungeSushi · 2.0 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits