Santa Maria, Cabo Verde
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About Santa Maria
Santa Maria is a town in Sal, Cabo Verde. From Santa Maria you can reach 3 surf spots, 2 kite spots, 1 windsurf spot, 1 sailing spot and 6 dive sites. The nearest is Santa Maria, a surf spot 0.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 56 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is SID, 17 km away.
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Staying in Santa Maria
- 56 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: SID, 17 km, BVC, 51 km, SNE, 147 km
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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 Santa Maria.
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Surf within 20 km
The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. The best of the spots that stay in Santa Maria each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Santa Maria too.
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 | Sun 18 | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmeira - ilha do sal18.8 kmabout 35 min by carNeeds 5 ft+ | 4 ft343 kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, offshore, too small for experts | 3 ft64 kJwind from the north-east, 9 knots, offshore, too small for experts | 3 ft344 kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, offshore, too small for experts | 4 ft392 kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, offshore, too small for experts | 3 ft129 kJwind from the north-east, 12 knots, offshore, too small for experts | 3 ft30 kJwind from the north-north-east, 13 knots, offshore, too small for experts | 4 ft118 kJwind from the north-east, 16 knots, offshore, too small for experts |
All readings for Palmeira - ilha do sal: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Ponta Preta2.8 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 5 ft+ | 4 ft339 kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots, offshore, too small for experts | 3 ft45 kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, offshore, too small for experts | 3 ft334 kJwind from the east, 9 knots, offshore, too small for experts | 4 ft362 kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, offshore, too small for experts | 3 ft130 kJwind from the north-east, 12 knots, offshore, too small for experts | 3 ft32 kJwind from the north-east, 14 knots, offshore, too small for experts | 4 ft107 kJwind from the north-east, 16 knots, offshore, too small for experts |
All readings for Ponta Preta: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Santa Maria0.1 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 5 ft+ | 3 ft210 kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, offshore, too small for experts | 3 ft31 kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, too small for experts | 2 ft142 kJwind from the east, 9 knots, too small for experts | 3 ft191 kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, too small for experts | 2 ft80 kJwind from the north-east, 12 knots, too small for experts | 3 ft29 kJwind from the north-east, 14 knots, too small for experts | 3 ft42 kJwind from the north-east, 16 knots, too small for experts |
All readings for Santa Maria: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Santa Maria, 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).
Kite near Santa Maria
- Club Mistral 0.8 km · stays here
- Kite beach 3 km · stays here
Windsurf near Santa Maria
- Club Mistral 0.8 km · stays here
Sailing near Santa Maria
- Club Mistral 0.8 km · stays here
Dive near Santa Maria
- Santo Antao 1.4 km · stays here
- Ancora 1.8 km · stays here
- 3 caves 2.1 km · stays here
- Algodoeiro 4.1 km · stays here
- Palmeiro 1 19.9 km · stays here
- Palmeiro 4 20.7 km · stays here
Places to eat near Santa Maria
- Chez PastisCajun and creole · in the centre
- Café Del Mar SalSeafood · 0.1 km from the centre
- Meky's Burger BarBurger · 0.1 km from the centre
- BarracudaSeafood · 0.2 km from the centre
- FarolinSeafood · 0.2 km from the centre
- Leonardo CafèItalian · 0.2 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