Bikini Beach - Ilha do Sal — Santa Maria. Photo: Lenilda Duarte, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

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.

Pick your dates and start point to see a trip here scored, planned and costed: plan a surf trip to Cabo Verde.

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

Stay in Santa MariaAd

Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).

See all places to stay on Booking.com →

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 Santa Maria.

The map needs JavaScript. Every place on it is listed on this page, and each place's page links to Google Maps.

One finger scrolls the page; two fingers move the map. Pins are our own positions. Map OpenFreeMap, © OpenMapTiles, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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 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 kJ

3 ft64 kJ

3 ft344 kJ

4 ft392 kJ

3 ft129 kJ

3 ft30 kJ

4 ft118 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Palmeira - ilha do sal, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	28, too small	4 ft11 scrumbling	343kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	31°C
Mon 19Oct	17, too small	3 ft6 smushy	64kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots, offshore	30°C
Tue 20Oct	22, too small	3 ft13 scrumbling	344kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots, offshore	31°C
Wed 21Oct	32, too small	4 ft10 scrumbling	392kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots, offshore	30°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	3 ft10 scrumbling	129kJ	wind from the north-east, 12 knots, offshore	31°C
Fri 23Oct	11, too small	3 ft5 smushy	30kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots, offshore	31°C
Sat 24Oct	20, too small	4 ft6 smushy	118kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 15 knots, offshore	31°C

Ponta Preta2.8 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft339 kJ

3 ft45 kJ

3 ft334 kJ

4 ft362 kJ

3 ft130 kJ

3 ft32 kJ

3 ft64 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Ponta Preta, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	28, too small	4 ft11 shollow	339kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots, offshore	31°C
Mon 19Oct	16, too small	3 ft5 shollow	45kJ	wind from the north-east, 9 knots, offshore	30°C
Tue 20Oct	22, too small	3 ft13 shollow	334kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots, offshore	30°C
Wed 21Oct	31, too small	4 ft10 shollow	362kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots, offshore	30°C
Thu 22Oct	16, too small	3 ft10 shollow	130kJ	wind from the north-east, 12 knots, offshore	30°C
Fri 23Oct	10, too small	3 ft5 shollow	32kJ	wind from the north-east, 15 knots, offshore	31°C
Sat 24Oct	16, too small	3 ft6 shollow	64kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 17 knots, offshore	31°C

Santa Maria0.1 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

3 ft210 kJ

3 ft34 kJ

2 ft142 kJ

3 ft191 kJ

2 ft80 kJ

1 ft21 kJ

3 ft42 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Santa Maria, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	16, too small	3 ft12 s	210kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, offshore	31°C
Mon 19Oct	9, too small	3 ft5 s	34kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots	30°C
Tue 20Oct	11, too small	2 ft12 s	142kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots	30°C
Wed 21Oct	12, too small	3 ft11 s	191kJ	wind from the north-east, 11 knots	30°C
Thu 22Oct	6, too small	2 ft10 s	80kJ	wind from the north-east, 12 knots	30°C
Fri 23Oct	5, too small	1 ft8 s	21kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 15 knots, offshore	31°C
Sat 24Oct	12, too small	3 ft5 s	42kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots, offshore	31°C

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

Santa Maria, Cabo Verde