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Praia da Chave

Boa Vista, Cape Verde

Praia da Chave 5 photos

  • Praia de Chaves - panoramio (1)

    Praia de Chaves - panoramio (1). Fulvio Barudoni, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Praia de Chavez PC120046 04

    Praia de Chavez PC120046 04. Horst, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Praia de Chavez PC120046 02

    Praia de Chavez PC120046 02. Horst, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Praia de Chaves - panoramio

    Praia de Chaves - panoramio. Fulvio Barudoni, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Chaves Beach in Boa Vista

    Chaves Beach in Boa Vista. Romazur, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 7 am to 10 am, sunset 6:05 pm
7 am
5.9
22 km/h13 mph wind, Good
8 am
5.6
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.7
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.7
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.6
28 km/h18 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.3
29 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.3
28 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.3
30 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.2
31 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.2
31 km/h20 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.2
31 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
5.3
29 km/h18 mph wind, Fair

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
26°C79°F
Water
28°C82°F
Wind
2214 km/hmph NE
Gusts
3220 km/hmph
Waves
1.1 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
5%
Sunset
6:05 pm
Today
5.9Good7 am2213
5.6Good8 am2616
5.7Good9 am2616
5.7Good10 am2616
5.6Good11 am2818
5.3Fair12 pm2918
5.3Fair1 pm2817
5.3Fair2 pm3018
5.2Fair3 pm3119
5.2Fair4 pm3120
5.2Fair5 pm3119
5.3Fair6 pm2918
Sat
6.1Good7 am2717
7.2Great8 am3018
7.1Great9 am3119
7.2Great10 am3220
6.1Good11 am3321
6.0Good12 pm3321
4.9Fair1 pm3321
5.0Fair2 pm3320
4.9Fair3 pm3119
4.9Fair4 pm3119
4.9Fair5 pm3220
4.9Fair6 pm3320
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 5 am, 0.3 m. Low at 12 pm, -0.4 m. High at 6 pm, 0.3 m. Low at 12 am, -0.4 mHigh 5 am, 0.3 m<1 ftLow 12 pm, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 6 pm, 0.3 m<1 ftLow 12 am, -0.4 m1 ftNow10 am4 pm10 pm4 am
  • High 5 am, 0.3 m<1 ft
  • Low 12 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 6 pm, 0.3 m<1 ft
  • Low 12 am, -0.4 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.

  • Sun8.7 ExcellentBest 5 pm to 7 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.0 GreatBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue7.3 GreatBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed9.1 ExcellentBest 10 am to 1 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu8.4 GreatBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 0%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Praia da Chave

Praia da Chave is a beach in Boa Vista, Cape Verde, covering an area of 5,883,790 square meters. It is 7.745 meters long and located 5,953 meters from the village of Rabil.

From Wikipedia

Praia de Chaves (also: Praia da Chave) is a beach in the western part of the island of Boa Vista in Cape Verde, close to the town Rabil. It is about 5 km long.

At the northern part of the beach, close to Rabil, tourist resorts have been developed. The southern part is included in the Morro de Areia Nature Reserve.

Source: Praia de Chaves on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
6 km3.7 miRabil (village)
Nearest airport
7 km4 miAeroporto Internacional Aristides Pereira (BVC)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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