Cabo de Santa Maria
Boa Vista, Cape Verde
Today at a glance
Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 6:05 pm5.5
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
5.4
29 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
5.6
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
5.6
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good
5.5
31 km/h19 mph wind, Good
5.5
30 km/h19 mph wind, Good
5.5
29 km/h18 mph wind, Good
5.5
31 km/h19 mph wind, Good
5.4
31 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
5.4
31 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
5.4
30 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
5.4
30 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
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Forecast, hour by hour
Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 27°C80°F
- Water
- 27°C81°F
- Wind
- 2516 km/hmph NE
- Gusts
- 3421 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.1 m4 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 12%
- Sunset
- 6:05 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 6 am, 0.3 m<1 ft
- Low 12 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
- High 6 pm, 0.2 m<1 ft
- Low 12 am, -0.3 m1 ft
Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.
The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sun8.2 GreatBest 5 pm to 7 pmWind up to 28 km/h18 mph, rain 0%
- Mon7.4 GreatBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
- Tue7.1 GreatBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 0%
- Wed9.1 ExcellentBest 10 am to 1 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
- Thu8.6 ExcellentBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 2%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
About Cabo de Santa Maria
Cabo de Santa Maria is a beach and coastal sector on Boa Vista, Cape Verde. It is 5,967 meters from Praia de Cabral and 6,260 meters from the town of Sal Rei. There is one parking area within 500 meters of the beach.
Praia de Atalanta is a beach on the north coast of the island of Boa Vista in Cape Verde. It is approximately 6 km northeast of the island capital of Sal Rei and 3 km west of Vigía. The wreck of the Spanish cargo ship Cabo Santa Maria, which ran aground on September 1, 1968, is located here.
The beach forms a part of Boa Esperança Nature Reserve which also includes the beaches of Sobrado and Copinha.
Source: Praia de Atalanta on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 310 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 6.3 km3.9 miSal Rei (town)
- Nearest airport
- 8 km5 miAeroporto Internacional Aristides Pereira (BVC)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Praia de Cabral6.0 km3.7 mi west away5.6 Good later
- Praia de Atlanta6.1 km3.8 mi west away5.6 Good later
- Praia de Estoril6.4 km3.9 mi south-west away5.6 Good later
- Praia d´Diante6.5 km4.0 mi south-west away5.6 Good later
- Praia de Carlota6.7 km4.2 mi south-west away5.6 Good later