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Praia de Santa Mónica, Cabo Verde

Stay in Sal Rei: see the trip Its beds, the way there and every spot near it.

Also within 20 km of Sal Rei

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About Praia de Santa Mónica

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

The spot faces SW (216°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (36°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 14). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 22°C in February, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 28°C in September, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Sal Rei.

Water about 27°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 BVC, changing at Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS).

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

  2. Getting there. 35 min from the airport to Praia de Santa Mónica.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Nearest beds: Sal Rei, 21 km (about 40 min by car)Ad

    No town with beds to book is nearer Praia de Santa Mónica: 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 Sal Rei, 21 km away on Booking.com →

    Closest towns to stay in

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

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Sal Rei · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Sal Rei · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

Praia de Santa Mónica on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Praia de Santa Mónica does not suit intermediates. This is the forecast for experts, so you can see what it does.

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

DayScoreExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct193 ft11 shollow230kJ29°C
Mon 19Oct132 ft10 shollow106kJ29°C
Tue 20Oct143 ft12 shollow191kJ29°C
Wed 21Oct193 ft10 shollow194kJ29°C
Thu 22Oct143 ft9 shollow112kJ30°C
Fri 23Oct122 ft9 shollow51kJ31°C
Sat 24Oct122 ft8 shollow48kJ31°C
Sun 25Oct254 ft7 shollow170kJ31°C
Mon 26Oct163 ft7 shollow100kJ30°C
Tue 27Oct92 ft8 shollow28kJ29°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 expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to BVC, changing at LIS, then 35 min by road. About 20h 10 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to BVC, changing at LIS, then 35 min by road. About 20h 10 door to door

The trip from Sal Rei, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £865–£1,645 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 BVC, estimated from distance and season, changing at LIS, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£415–£860
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£30–£45
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£865–£1,645

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

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

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Getting thereAd

Flights · Skyscanner Car hire · Discover Cars

Where to stayAd

Nearest beds: Sal Rei, 21 km (about 40 min by car) · Booking.com

In the waterAd

Surf lessons · GetYourGuide Board and wetsuit hire · GetYourGuide

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