Kite School Salamansa, Cabo Verde
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About Kite School Salamansa
Known for kitesurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces N, so wind from the S blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline). Facts: verified.
Water about 27°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
A spot for kitesurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing N. Wind from the N blows onshore, wind from the S blows out to sea, and wind from the E or W runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 650 m out (1 in 64). The sea is about 22°C in March, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 27°C in September, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at intermediate level the best months are usually February, March, April and May, with about 6 good days in 7; in July and August, about 3. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Salamansa. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.
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From Chicago: about 20 h 10 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.
Fly. ORD to VXE, changing at LIS. About 4 flights a week that month.
See flights ORD → VXE · Skyscanner from about £405 returnAdGetting there. 35 min from the airport to Kite School Salamansa.
Accommodation.
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Hire and lessons.
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Forecast
Best on Fri 23: 15 kn gusting 21, side-onshore. Water: waves 0.9 m.
The score for kite, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 15, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots | 16kn | on | chop |
| Mon 19Oct | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots | 13kn | side-on | 0.8 mwaves |
| Tue 20Oct | 0, poor | wind from the north-east, 8 knots | 12kn | side-on | chop |
| Wed 21Oct | 0, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots | 14kn | on | chop |
| Thu 22Oct | 62, good | wind from the north-east, 14 knots | 19kn | side-on | 0.9 mwaves |
| Fri 23Oct | 75, good | wind from the north-east, 15 knots | 21kn | side-on | 0.9 mwaves |
| Sat 24Oct | 72, good | wind from the north-north-east, 15 knots | 21kn | on | 1.0 mwaves |
| Sun 25Oct | 72, good | wind from the north-north-east, 17 knots | 25kn | on | 1.4 mwaves |
| Mon 26Oct | 72, good | wind from the north-north-east, 17 knots | 24kn | on | 1.4 mwaves |
| Tue 27Oct | 41, fair | wind from the north-east, 13 knots | 17kn | side-on | 1.0 mwaves |
Day scores are the conditions out of 80. Wind is the day's best reading: the mean and the gusts in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); the arrow points where it blows to. Shore: "side" is side-shore, blowing along the beach, the safe way; "side-on" and "on" blow in towards it; "cross-off" and "off" blow out to sea, and offshore scores nothing for kite and windsurf. Water is the open sea's waves near the spot: flat under 0.3 m, chop to 0.8 m.
The season
Good kite days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan5of 7
- Feb6of 7
- Mar6of 7
- Apr6of 7
- May6of 7
- Jun5of 7
- Jul3of 7
- Aug3of 7
- Sep4of 7
- Oct4of 7
- Nov4of 7
- Dec5of 7
Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.
Your trip, day by day
6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for kite. Change dates
- Mon 19 OctTravel out
Fly ORD to VXE, changing at LIS, then 35 min by road. About 20h 10 door to door
- Tue 20 OctRest day
Not enough of the right wind: 8 kn gusting 12, side-onshore. Water: chop.
- Wed 21 OctRest day
Not enough of the right wind: 10 kn gusting 14, onshore. Water: chop.
- Thu 22 OctKite Kite School Salamansa
14 kn gusting 19, side-onshore. Water: waves 0.9 m.
- Fri 23 OctKite Kite School Salamansa
15 kn gusting 21, side-onshore. Water: waves 0.9 m.
- Sat 24 OctKite Kite School Salamansa
15 kn gusting 21, onshore. Water: waves 1 m.
- Sun 25 OctTravel home
Fly ORD to VXE, changing at LIS, then 35 min by road. About 20h 10 door to door
Rough cost
About £785–£1,515 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. Kit hire is not in it yet: we have no sourced price for it.
- Flights £405–£840
- To the UK airport £35–£65
- Taxi £25–£40
- Stay £165–£280
- Food £155–£290
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