Sal Rei DSC07612 Boa Vista — Sal Rei, the nearest town, 1 km away. Photo: Christian Pirkl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Sal Rei

Sal Rei is a town in Boa Vista, Cabo Verde. From Sal Rei you can reach 4 surf spots, 2 kite spots, 1 windsurf spot and 4 dive sites, 2 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Meio de Baia, a surf spot 1.3 km from the centre. Overture lists 30 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is BVC, 5 km away.

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Staying in Sal Rei

30 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: BVC, 5 km, SID, 63 km, MMO, 118 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Sal Rei. Spots further out are listed below.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate 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 Sal Rei 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

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Meio de Baia1.3 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

3 ft60 kJ

3 ft325 kJ

4 ft336 kJ

3 ft159 kJ

2 ft51 kJ

3 ft61 kJ

5 ft201 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Meio de Baia, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	10, too small	3 ft6 s	60kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	19, too small	3 ft13 s	325kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	24, too small	4 ft11 s	336kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	12, too small	3 ft10 s	159kJ	wind from the north-east, 12 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	6, too small	2 ft9 s	51kJ	wind from the north-east, 14 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	6, too small	3 ft6 s	61kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots	28°C
Sun 25Oct	18, too small	5 ft7 s	201kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots	28°C

Rincon3.6 kmabout 10 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

3 ft60 kJ

3 ft325 kJ

4 ft336 kJ

3 ft134 kJ

2 ft53 kJ

3 ft61 kJ

5 ft201 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Rincon, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	11, too small	3 ft6 shollow	60kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	20, too small	3 ft13 shollow	325kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots, offshore	27°C
Wed 21Oct	31, too small	4 ft11 shollow	336kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, offshore	27°C
Thu 22Oct	14, too small	3 ft10 shollow	134kJ	wind from the north-east, 16 knots, offshore	27°C
Fri 23Oct	8, too small	2 ft9 shollow	53kJ	wind from the north-east, 14 knots, offshore	28°C
Sat 24Oct	6, too small	3 ft6 shollow	61kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots	28°C
Sun 25Oct	20, too small	5 ft7 sslab	201kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots	28°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Sal Rei, 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).

Further out

These spots are more than 20 km from Sal Rei. It is the nearest town with beds, so they stay here.

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

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Ervatão28.2 kmabout 50 min by car

3 ft36 kJ

2 ft47 kJ

2 ft103 kJ

2 ft116 kJ

2 ft76 kJ

3 ft39 kJ

3 ft85 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Ervatão, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	15, too small	3 ft5 smushy	36kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	15, too small	2 ft10 shollow	47kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	21, too small	2 ft11 scrumbling	103kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	19, too small	2 ft10 scrumbling	116kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	15, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	76kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	12, too small	3 ft5 smushy	39kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots	28°C
Sun 25Oct	21, too small	3 ft6 smushy	85kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots	28°C

Praia de Santa Mónica20.8 kmabout 40 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

2 ft107 kJ

3 ft225 kJ

3 ft206 kJ

3 ft117 kJ

2 ft50 kJ

2 ft44 kJ

4 ft105 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Praia de Santa Mónica, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	12, too small	2 ft10 shollow	107kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	15, too small	3 ft12 shollow	225kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	21, too small	3 ft10 shollow	206kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, offshore	29°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	3 ft9 shollow	117kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots, offshore	30°C
Fri 23Oct	12, too small	2 ft9 shollow	50kJ	wind from the north-east, 12 knots, offshore	31°C
Sat 24Oct	12, too small	2 ft9 shollow	44kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots, offshore	31°C
Sun 25Oct	20, too small	4 ft7 shollow	105kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots, offshore	31°C

Kite near Sal Rei

Kitekriol 1.8 km · stays here
Boa Vista 15.1 km · stays here

Windsurf near Sal Rei

Boa Vista 15.1 km · stays here

Dive near Sal Rei

North Rock 2.2 km · stays here
Anchora 3.7 km · stays here
Bodega de Juan 4.4 km · stays here
Shark Bow 4.6 km · stays here

Places to eat near Sal Rei

El Mirador Boa VistaSpanish · 0.2 km from the centre
Ca' Baby0.1 km from the centre
Porton di nos IlhaSeafood · 0.1 km from the centre
Ocean Bar Boa VistaPizza · 0.2 km from the centre
Pa Bo Take AwayVegetarian · 0.2 km from the centre
Restaurante Rosy0.2 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

Sal Rei, Cabo Verde