Sal Rei, Cabo Verde

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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 experts: 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 expert 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.

Surf spots within 20 km of Sal Rei: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Rincon3.6 kmabout 10 min by car3 ft60 kJwind from the north-east, 9 knots, too small3 ft325 kJwind from the north-east, 9 knots, offshore, too small4 ft336 kJwind from the east-north-east, 11 knots, offshore, too small3 ft159 kJwind from the north-east, 12 knots, offshore, too small2 ft51 kJwind from the north-east, 13 knots, too small3 ft61 kJwind from the north-north-east, 14 knots, too small5 ft201 kJwind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, too small
All readings for Rincon: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Rincon, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct10, too small3 ft6 shollow60kJwind from the north-east, 9 knots27°C
Tue 20Oct21, too small3 ft13 shollow325kJwind from the north-east, 9 knots, offshore27°C
Wed 21Oct31, too small4 ft11 shollow336kJwind from the east-north-east, 11 knots, offshore27°C
Thu 22Oct18, too small3 ft10 shollow159kJwind from the north-east, 12 knots, offshore28°C
Fri 23Oct5, too small2 ft9 shollow51kJwind from the north-east, 13 knots28°C
Sat 24Oct6, too small3 ft6 shollow61kJwind from the north-north-east, 14 knots28°C
Sun 25Oct20, too small5 ft7 sslab201kJwind from the north-north-east, 11 knots28°C
Meio de Baia1.3 kmabout 5 min by car3 ft60 kJwind from the north-east, 9 knots, too small3 ft325 kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots, too small4 ft336 kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, too small3 ft159 kJwind from the north-east, 12 knots, too small2 ft51 kJwind from the north-east, 15 knots, too small2 ft53 kJwind from the north-north-east, 14 knots, too small5 ft201 kJwind from the north-north-east, 13 knots, too small
All readings for Meio de Baia: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Meio de Baia, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct11, too small3 ft6 s60kJwind from the north-east, 9 knots27°C
Tue 20Oct19, too small3 ft13 s325kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots27°C
Wed 21Oct24, too small4 ft11 s336kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots28°C
Thu 22Oct12, too small3 ft10 s159kJwind from the north-east, 12 knots29°C
Fri 23Oct6, too small2 ft9 s51kJwind from the north-east, 15 knots28°C
Sat 24Oct4, too small2 ft10 s53kJwind from the north-north-east, 14 knots28°C
Sun 25Oct18, too small5 ft7 s201kJwind from the north-north-east, 13 knots28°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.

Surf spots that stay in Sal Rei from further out: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Praia de Santa Mónica20.8 kmabout 40 min by car2 ft107 kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, offshore, too small3 ft225 kJwind from the east-south-east, 2 knots, too small3 ft208 kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, offshore, too small3 ft117 kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots, offshore, too small2 ft50 kJwind from the north-east, 14 knots, offshore, too small2 ft44 kJwind from the north-north-east, 15 knots, offshore, too small4 ft105 kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for Praia de Santa Mónica: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Praia de Santa Mónica, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct13, too small2 ft10 shollow107kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, offshore29°C
Tue 20Oct15, too small3 ft12 shollow225kJwind from the east-south-east, 2 knots29°C
Wed 21Oct19, too small3 ft11 shollow208kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, offshore29°C
Thu 22Oct15, too small3 ft9 shollow117kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots, offshore30°C
Fri 23Oct12, too small2 ft9 shollow50kJwind from the north-east, 14 knots, offshore31°C
Sat 24Oct12, too small2 ft9 shollow44kJwind from the north-north-east, 15 knots, offshore31°C
Sun 25Oct20, too small4 ft7 shollow105kJwind from the north-east, 10 knots, offshore31°C
Ervatão28.2 kmabout 50 min by car3 ft36 kJwind from the north-east, 9 knots, too small2 ft47 kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots, too small2 ft107 kJwind from the east-north-east, 11 knots, too small3 ft115 kJwind from the north-east, 13 knots, too small2 ft76 kJwind from the north-north-east, 13 knots, too small3 ft39 kJwind from the north-north-east, 13 knots, too small3 ft85 kJwind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, too small
All readings for Ervatão: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Ervatão, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct8, too small3 ft5 smushy36kJwind from the north-east, 9 knots27°C
Tue 20Oct8, too small2 ft10 shollow47kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots27°C
Wed 21Oct11, too small2 ft10 scrumbling107kJwind from the east-north-east, 11 knots27°C
Thu 22Oct12, too small3 ft10 scrumbling115kJwind from the north-east, 13 knots28°C
Fri 23Oct8, too small2 ft9 scrumbling76kJwind from the north-north-east, 13 knots28°C
Sat 24Oct7, too small3 ft5 smushy39kJwind from the north-north-east, 13 knots28°C
Sun 25Oct11, too small3 ft6 smushy85kJwind from the north-north-east, 11 knots28°C

Kite near Sal Rei

Windsurf near Sal Rei

Dive near Sal Rei

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