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Prainha

Praia, Cape Verde

Prainha 5 photos

  • Dona Maria Pia Lighthouse, Praia Santiago

    Dona Maria Pia Lighthouse, Praia Santiago. Photographer: Mosbatho, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Quebra Canela Strand Praia, Santiago

    Quebra Canela Strand Praia, Santiago. Herbert wie, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Lighthouse, Praia, Cape Verde

    Lighthouse, Praia, Cape Verde. Caroline Granycome from Bishops Stortford, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • D Maria Pia Lighthouse

    D Maria Pia Lighthouse. David from Spain, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Farol Dona Maria Pia

    Farol Dona Maria Pia. David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 7 am to 10 am, sunset 6:09 pm
7 am
6.1
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.1
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.8
22 km/h13 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.7
23 km/h15 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.5
25 km/h15 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.5
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.4
25 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.4
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.5
25 km/h16 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.7
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
5 pm
5.8
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
6 pm
5.9
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good

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°C78°F
Water
28°C83°F
Wind
1710 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
2616 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
14%
Sunset
6:09 pm
Today
6.1Good7 am1711
6.1Good8 am1912
5.8Good9 am2213
5.7Good10 am2315
5.5Good11 am2515
5.5Good12 pm2415
5.4Fair1 pm2516
5.4Fair2 pm2616
5.5Good3 pm2516
5.7Good4 pm2415
5.8Good5 pm2415
5.9Good6 pm2314
Sat
5.7Good7 am2616
6.1Good8 am2817
5.4Fair9 am2918
5.6Good10 am3019
6.9Good11 am3019
6.7Good12 pm3018
6.2Good1 pm3019
5.4Fair2 pm2918
5.3Fair3 pm2918
5.4Fair4 pm2817
5.4Fair5 pm2717
5.8Good6 pm2415
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 11 am, -0.5 m. High at 5 pm, 0.3 m. Low at 11 pm, -0.4 mLow 11 am, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 5 pm, 0.3 m1 ftLow 11 pm, -0.4 m1 ftNow11 am5 pm11 pm5 am
  • Low 11 am, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 5 pm, 0.3 m1 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.

  • Sun8.8 ExcellentBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.0 ExcellentBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 2%
  • Tue8.3 GreatBest 10 am to 4 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed9.0 ExcellentBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu8.8 ExcellentBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 0%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms490 m0.3 mi away
  • Parking10 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 90 m290 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink45 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
50 m150 ftPrainha
Nearest town
1.4 km0.8 miPraia (city)
Nearest airport
5 km3 miAeroporto Internacional Nelson Mandela (RAI)

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

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