Praia de Santa Mónica
Boa Vista, Cape Verde
Today at a glance
Calmest: 7 am to 10 am, sunset 6:05 pm6.1
20 km/h13 mph wind, Good
5.8
25 km/h15 mph wind, Good
5.8
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
5.8
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
5.4
29 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
5.3
30 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
5.3
29 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
5.3
30 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
5.2
32 km/h20 mph wind, Fair
5.2
32 km/h20 mph wind, Fair
5.2
32 km/h20 mph wind, Fair
5.2
30 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
- 2415 km/hmph NE
- Gusts
- 3522 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.1 m3 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 8%
- Sunset
- 6:05 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 5 am, 0.3 m1 ft
- Low 11 am, -0.4 m1 ft
- High 5 pm, 0.3 m<1 ft
- Low 11 pm, -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.
- Sun9.1 ExcellentBest 6 pm to 7 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
- Mon9.1 ExcellentBest 10 am to 12 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
- Tue8.9 ExcellentBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 27 km/h16 mph, rain 0%
- Wed9.2 ExcellentBest 10 am to 1 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
- Thu8.6 ExcellentBest 7 am to 7 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 2%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
About Praia de Santa Mónica
Praia de Santa Mónica is a beach in Cape Verde, located on the island of Boa Vista. It is 842 meters from Praia de Carquejinha, another nearby beach. The nearest airport is Aeroporto Internacional Aristides Pereira, 19 kilometers away.
Praia de Santa Mónica (Portuguese meaning "beach of Saint Monica") is a sandy beach in the southwestern part of the island of Boa Vista in Cape Verde. The nearest village is Povoação Velha, 5 km to the north. The beach is adjacent to the protected area Morro de Areia Nature Reserve, which is important for endemic birds and turtles. Praia de Santa Mónica is part of a tourism development zone.
Source: Praia de Santa Mónica 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 airport
- 19 km12 miAeroporto Internacional Aristides Pereira (BVC)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Praia de Carquejinha0.8 km0.5 mi west away5.9 Good later
- Praia de Curral Velho4.4 km2.7 mi east away5.9 Good later
- Praia de Santa Mónica8.5 km5.3 mi west away5.7 Good later
- Praia do Curralinho13 km7.9 mi west away5.7 Good later
- Praia da Farrapa15 km9.2 mi west away5.7 Good later