Continent |
Africa |
Country |
Cape Verde |
Next Big City |
Sal |
Next Town |
Santa Maria |
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Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Parking |
Water
Type: |
Flat, Chop, Small wave, Medium wave |
Hazards: |
Rocks |
Quality: |
Clean |
Best Tide: |
No information |
Shark Bay can be choppy, but with sideshore wind nice and flat when wind picks up to 20+. Real waves are formed, nice and smooth. Flat to choppy inside reef area, 200 meters out reef with breaking swells. Can get large on reef, but rather rare. Little to no tide impact. Wind is sideonshore to waves. Tide about 2m difference. At low tide some rocks can be just under or outside the water surface. Ask locals where they are located at.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Medium |
Hazards: |
None |
Beach Users: |
No information |
10km long, sandy beach. The beach is not too wide, but absolutely safe to launch, with high tide you will be close to some dunes but no problem. No shells, stones, or other irritating materials, just great soft golden sand.
Weather
Spring:
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Shorts, Shorty |
Summer:
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Shorts |
Fall:
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Shorts, Shorty |
Winter:
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Shorty |
Sunny weather. Average temperatures: December to February: water 22°C, air 21°C. March to May: water 23°C, air 22°C. June to August: water 27°C, air 26°C. September to November: water 26°C, air 25°C. Winter, shorty or 3mm top is all that is needed.
Wind
Best Months: |
January, February, March, April, May, June, November, December |
Wind Type: |
Trade |
Best Direction: |
NE |
Main Direction: |
NE |
The Northeast trade wind, always blowing: picks up around 11am, very steady, seldom gusty, constant winds from 18-24 knots. Best winds from November til miid of June due to the NE trade winds. Steady 3-5 Beaufort. Usually the wind doesn't get stronger then 6 Beaufort, but therefore very steady like nowhere else in the world.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
Access
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Short walk |
From airport to St Maria is 20min and from there you will need a car (off-road) to the spot. Some terrain must be crossed to the spot, driving from the airport you will see kites on the left approx 10 min drive from the village.
Extra information
Be careful not to go to close to the rocks. Make sure you're safe since medical staff and help is not common on the islands. As far as sharks concern...been there for a few months - did not see one.
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