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K-Bay, Cabo Verde

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About K-Bay

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces S (158°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (338°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 3–13 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 4). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hard and thick, like a slab. The sea is about 23°C in February, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 28°C in September, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually July and August, with about 5 good days in 7; in January, February and December, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Praia.

Water about 28°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 20 h 10 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to RAI, changing at Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS). About 4 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → RAI · Skyscanner from about £415 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 25 min from the airport to K-Bay.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Nearest beds: Praia, 10 km (about 20 min by car)Ad

    K-Bay is 10 km from the beds: plan on the drive each day you surf.

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

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

    See all places to stay in Praia, 10 km away on Booking.com →

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

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Praia · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Praia · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

K-Bay on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct302 ft8 shollow42kJ28°C
Mon 19Oct322 ft9 shollow72kJ29°C
Tue 20Oct342 ft9 shollow62kJ28°C
Wed 21Oct433 ft10 shollow136kJ29°C
Thu 22Oct393 ft9 shollow111kJ29°C
Fri 23Oct442 ft9 shollow92kJ29°C
Sat 24Oct382 ft8 shollow66kJ29°C
Sun 25Oct302 ft8 shollow48kJ29°C
Mon 26Oct262 ft8 shollow36kJ29°C
Tue 27Oct262 ft7 shollow31kJ29°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to RAI, changing at LIS, then 25 min by road. About 20h 10 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Coragi

    Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 3 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Coragi

    Best 13:00 to 16:00 local time: 3 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf K-Bay

    Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 2 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to RAI, changing at LIS, then 25 min by road. About 20h 10 door to door

The plan picks the best of 4 spots near Praia each day: Coca's Beach,Praia, Coragi, K-Bay, Praia Negra.

The trip from Praia, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £850–£1,630 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to RAI, estimated from distance and season, changing at LIS, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£415–£865
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£15–£25
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£165–£280
Food7 days eating out£155–£290
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£65–£105
Total£850–£1,630

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near Praia

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

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Getting thereAd

Flights · Skyscanner Car hire · Discover Cars

Where to stayAd

Nearest beds: Praia, 10 km (about 20 min by car) · Booking.com

In the waterAd

Surf lessons · GetYourGuide Board and wetsuit hire · GetYourGuide

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