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Tarrafal beach

Porto Novo, Cape Verde

Tarrafal beach 4 photos

  • Lavastrand Tarrafal

    Lavastrand Tarrafal. Herbert wie, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Fische aufgeschnitten und gesalzen Tarrafal

    Fische aufgeschnitten und gesalzen Tarrafal. Herbert wie, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Panorama Tarrafal de Monte Trigo Santo Antão, Cabo Verde

    Panorama Tarrafal de Monte Trigo Santo Antão, Cabo Verde. Herbert wie, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Cane fields Tarrafal de Monte Trigo Santo Antão, Cabo Verde

    Cane fields Tarrafal de Monte Trigo Santo Antão, Cabo Verde. Herbert wie, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 7 am to 10 am, sunset 6:14 pm
7 am
6.3
1 km/h0 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.1
1 km/h1 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.1
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.0
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.9
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.7
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.5
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.3
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.3
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.5
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
5 pm
5.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
6 pm
5.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Tarrafal beach.

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
25°C77°F
Water
28°C82°F
Wind
11 km/hmph WSW
Gusts
74 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
12%
Sunset
6:14 pm
Today
6.3Good7 am10
6.1Good8 am11
6.1Good9 am21
6.0Good10 am21
5.9Good11 am42
5.7Good12 pm32
5.5Good1 pm32
5.3Fair2 pm42
5.3Fair3 pm42
5.5Good4 pm42
5.6Good5 pm53
5.7Good6 pm53
Sat
6.4Good7 am21
6.6Good8 am43
6.7Good9 am43
6.6Good10 am64
6.4Good11 am74
3.0Poor12 pm74
3.0Poor1 pm53
5.4Fair2 pm64
3.0Poor3 pm53
3.0Poor4 pm32
4.4Fair5 pm11
6.0Good6 pm11
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 12 pm, -0.4 m. High at 6 pm, 0.2 m. Low at 12 am, -0.4 mLow 12 pm, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 6 pm, 0.2 m<1 ftLow 12 am, -0.4 m1 ftNow11 am5 pm11 pm5 am
  • Low 12 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 6 pm, 0.2 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.

  • Sun9.5 ExcellentBest 9 am to 12 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 6%
  • Mon8.6 ExcellentBest 11 am to 3 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 4%
  • Tue8.1 GreatBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 5 km/h3 mph, rain 6%
  • Wed9.5 ExcellentBest 7 am to 7 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 12%
  • Thu8.6 ExcellentBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 20%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Food and drink5 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 740 m0.5 mi
  • SurfacePebbles

Getting there

Nearest town
840 m0.5 miTarrafal (village)
Nearest airport
30 km19 miAeroporto Internacional Cesaria Evora (VXE)

Nearby places

  • Praia MarFood and drink
    740 m0.5 mi
  • MiminaFood and drink
    770 m0.5 mi
  • Marina d' TarrafalFood and drink
    830 m0.5 mi
  • Jorge d'GodjaFood and drink
    890 m0.6 mi

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