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 beginners: 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 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 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

Spot

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

4 ft343 kJ

3 ft59 kJ

3 ft285 kJ

4 ft326 kJ

3 ft139 kJ

2 ft35 kJ

3 ft45 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Meio de Baia, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	23, too small	4 ft11 s	343kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	10, too small	3 ft6 s	59kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	17, too small	3 ft13 s	285kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	24, too small	4 ft11 s	326kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	12, too small	3 ft10 s	139kJ	wind from the north-east, 12 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	5, too small	2 ft9 s	35kJ	wind from the north-east, 15 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	5, too small	3 ft6 s	45kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots	28°C

Rincon3.6 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft343 kJ

3 ft59 kJ

3 ft285 kJ

4 ft319 kJ

3 ft139 kJ

2 ft35 kJ

3 ft68 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Rincon, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	24, too small	4 ft11 shollow	343kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	10, too small	3 ft6 shollow	59kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	19, too small	3 ft13 shollow	285kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots, offshore	27°C
Wed 21Oct	31, too small	4 ft10 shollow	319kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots, offshore	27°C
Thu 22Oct	18, too small	3 ft10 shollow	139kJ	wind from the north-east, 12 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	4, too small	2 ft9 shollow	35kJ	wind from the north-east, 13 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	8, too small	3 ft6 shollow	68kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 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: Intermediate Expert

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Ervatão28.2 kmabout 50 min by carIntermediate and up

2 ft32 kJ

2 ft50 kJ

2 ft109 kJ

2 ft103 kJ

2 ft75 kJ

3 ft47 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Ervatão, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	14, too small	2 ft7 smushy	32kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	13, too small	2 ft6 smushy	32kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	14, too small	2 ft10 shollow	50kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	19, too small	2 ft11 scrumbling	109kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 11 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	18, too small	2 ft10 scrumbling	103kJ	wind from the north-east, 13 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	14, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	75kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	3 ft6 smushy	47kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots	28°C

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

3 ft230 kJ

2 ft106 kJ

3 ft191 kJ

3 ft194 kJ

3 ft112 kJ

2 ft51 kJ

2 ft48 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Praia de Santa Mónica, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	19, too small	3 ft11 shollow	230kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots, offshore	29°C
Mon 19Oct	13, too small	2 ft10 shollow	106kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	14, too small	3 ft12 shollow	191kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	19, too small	3 ft10 shollow	194kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 12 knots, offshore	29°C
Thu 22Oct	14, too small	3 ft9 shollow	112kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots, offshore	30°C
Fri 23Oct	12, too small	2 ft9 shollow	51kJ	wind from the north-east, 14 knots, offshore	31°C
Sat 24Oct	12, too small	2 ft8 shollow	48kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 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