Praia da Varandinha

Boa Vista, Cape Verde

Today at a glance

Calmest: 7 am to 10 am, sunset 6:05 pm

7 am
6.0
22 km/h13 mph wind, Good

8 am
5.7
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
5.2
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

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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: 2113 km/hmph NE
Gusts: 3220 km/hmph
Waves: 1.1 m4 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: falling
Rain: 4%
Sunset: 6:05 pm

Today

6.0Good7 am2213

5.7Good8 am2616

5.7Good9 am2616

5.7Good10 am2616

5.6Good11 am2818

5.2Fair12 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

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 Varandinha

Praia da Varandinha is a beach located on Boa Vista, Cape Verde. It has an area of 83,916 square meters and is 1,605 meters long. The nearest town is Povoação Velha, located 4,876 meters away, and the closest airport is Aeroporto Internacional Aristides Pereira, 12 kilometers away.

From Wikipedia

Praia da Varandinha is a beach on the southwest coast of the island of Boa Vista in Cape Verde. It lies north of the headland Ponta Varandinha. The beach forms part of the protected area Morro de Areia Nature Reserve.

Source: Praia da Varandinha 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: 4.9 km3 miPovoação Velha (village)
Nearest airport: 12 km7 miAeroporto Internacional Aristides Pereira (BVC)

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

Nearby beaches

Praia São Roque1.5 km0.9 mi south away
5.7 Good later
Praia da Farrapa2.7 km1.7 mi south away
5.7 Good later
Praia do Curralinho4.8 km3.0 mi south away
5.7 Good later
Praia da Chave5.5 km3.4 mi north-east away
5.7 Good later
Paria de Chaves6.6 km4.1 mi north-east away
5.6 Good later