Zaranha
Ribeira Grande, Cape Verde
No photo of Zaranha yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Calmest: 7 am to 10 am, sunset 6:13 pm4.9
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
5.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
5.0
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
4.9
22 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
4.7
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
4.7
22 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
4.5
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
4.4
23 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
4.5
22 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
4.7
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
4.9
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
4.9
17 km/h11 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
- 24°C74°F
- Water
- 28°C82°F
- Wind
- 1711 km/hmph ENE
- Gusts
- 2616 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.4 m5 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 55%
- Sunset
- 6:13 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 6 am, 0.2 m<1 ft
- 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.
- Sun8.3 GreatBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 2%
- Mon6.9 GoodBest 7 am to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
- Tue7.2 GreatBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 2%
- Wed9.2 ExcellentBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
- Thu8.6 ExcellentBest 7 am to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
About Zaranha
Zaranha is a beach in Cape Verde, located near Ribeira Grande. OpenStreetMap lists Praia de Copacabana as a nearby beach, approximately 6,923 meters away. The nearest town is Cruzinha, a village situated about 1,911 meters from the beach.
Praia d'Aranhas is a beach on the northern coast of the island of Santo Antão in Cape Verde and is part of the municipality of Ribeira Grande and the village of Fontainhas. It lies east of the village of Cruzinha close to its limits and west of Ponta do Sol.
It also has a subdivision and a small stream located.
Source: Praia d'Aranhas on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
We do not have facility details for this beach yet.
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 1.9 km1.2 miCruzinha (village)
- Nearest airport
- 39 km24 miAeroporto Internacional Cesaria Evora (VXE)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Praia de Copacabana6.9 km4.3 mi north-east away5.3 Fair later
- Praia De Tropo19 km12 mi south away5.7 Good later
- Praia dos Curraletes20 km13 mi south-east away5.7 Good later