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Fogo Island beaches

Which Fogo Island beach is best right now? 5 beaches ranked by live weather, wind, waves and water temperature.

Updated 4:00 am local timeScores from Open-Meteo forecasts, refreshed hourlyColors follow the lifeguard flags

Top 3 right now

It is dark there now, so these are ranked by their best stretch next.

  1. 12.8Poorlater

    Burnt Head Shore

    Fogo Island

    Dark there now. Best 4 pm later
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    Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 2 pm, 5.2
  2. 22.7Poorlater

    Back Beach

    Fogo Island

    Dark there now. Best 9 am later
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    Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 2 pm, 5.0
  3. 32.7Poorlater

    Big Beach

    Fogo Island

    Dark there now. Best 9 am later
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    Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 2 pm, 5.0

Fogo Island today

It is dark across Fogo Island right now: 0 of 5 scored beaches look good later. Read at 4:00 am; everything below is computed from that reading.

Northern Fogo Island

3 of 3 beaches scored, 0 good now

2.4PoorAverage Beach ScoreBest: Back Beach, 2.7
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Better right now

Southern Fogo Island

2 of 2 beaches scored, 0 good now

2.8PoorAverage Beach ScoreBest: Burnt Head Shore, 2.8
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Best hours

The best hour left today is 10 am (2.5); the weakest is 9 am (2.4).

No stretch reaches a good score.

7 to 10, green flag4 to 7, yellowUnder 4, redAverage of the scored beaches, each hour

All Fogo Island beaches

Every Fogo Island beach we track, ranked by its live Beach Score. Hover a row to find it on the map.

5 beaches listed · 5 of 5 scored live

  1. Burnt Head Shore

    Fogo Island

    2.8Poorlater

    Waves not available, wind not available.

    • Watern/a
    • Airn/a
    • Windn/a
    • Wavesn/a
    TodayTomorrowBest 4 pm to 7 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  2. Back Beach

    Fogo Island

    2.7Poorlater

    Waves not available, wind not available.

    • Watern/a
    • Airn/a
    • Windn/a
    • Wavesn/a
    TodayTomorrowBest 9 am to 12 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  3. Big Beach

    Fogo Island

    2.7Poorlater

    Waves not available, wind not available.

    • Watern/a
    • Airn/a
    • Windn/a
    • Wavesn/a
    TodayTomorrowBest 9 am to 12 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  4. Lowlands

    Fogo Island

    2.6Poorlater

    Waves not available, wind not available.

    • Watern/a
    • Airn/a
    • Windn/a
    • Wavesn/a
    TodayTomorrowBest 9 am to 12 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  5. Eastern End

    Fogo Island

    1.9Poorlater

    Waves not available, wind not available.

    • Watern/a
    • Airn/a
    • Windn/a
    • Wavesn/a
    TodayTomorrowBest 9 am to 12 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
Map of Fogo Island beaches with live score pins

Coastlines: Natural Earth, public domain. Pins are live scores.

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Fogo Island beach questions

Answered from today’s data. Numbers change as the forecast does.

What is the best beach in Fogo Island right now?

Burnt Head Shore has the top Beach Score later: 2.8 Poor. Scores are ranked from live forecasts, so the order changes through the day.

What is the water temperature in Fogo Island today?

We do not have a water temperature for Fogo Island right now.

Which Fogo Island beaches have lifeguards?

None of the listed beaches carry a lifeguard tag on OpenStreetMap yet. That means we do not know, not that there are none. Follow posted flags and local advice.

What is the best time to go to the beach in Fogo Island today?

Averaged across the scored beaches, the best hour today is 10 am, at 2.5 Poor. Each beach page has its own hour-by-hour forecast.

Are there live beach cams in Fogo Island?

No live cams are listed for Fogo Island yet. If you run one, you can list it free.

How many beaches does Check the Beach cover in Fogo Island?

All 5 beaches in our data for Fogo Island are scored live on this page.

Sources: Open-Meteo weather and marine forecasts; facilities from OpenStreetMap. All sources.

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