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Praia da Fontona

Sal, Cape Verde

No photo of Praia da Fontona yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:05 pm
7 am
5.6
25 km/h16 mph wind, Good
8 am
5.7
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
Now
5.5
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.5
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.3
28 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.3
28 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.0
30 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.1
29 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.1
28 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.4
28 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.5
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
6 pm
5.6
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good

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

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
27°C81°F
Water
28°C82°F
Wind
2717 km/hmph NE
Gusts
4125 km/hmph
Waves
1.2 m4 ft
UV
3 low
Tide
falling
Rain
5%
Sunset
6:05 pm
Today
5.6Good7 am2516
5.7Good8 am2616
5.5GoodNow2717
5.5Good10 am2616
5.3Fair11 am2817
5.3Fair12 pm2818
5.0Fair1 pm3018
5.1Fair2 pm2918
5.1Fair3 pm2818
5.4Fair4 pm2817
5.5Good5 pm2616
5.6Good6 pm2415
Sat
5.3Fair7 am2918
5.2Fair8 am3019
5.4Fair9 am2918
5.9Good10 am3119
5.1Fair11 am3220
5.0Fair12 pm3119
4.9Fair1 pm3119
4.9Fair2 pm3019
5.1Fair3 pm3018
5.7Good4 pm3019
5.3Fair5 pm2918
5.3Fair6 pm2918
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, -0.3 m. High at 6 am, 0.3 mLow 12 pm, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 6 pm, 0.2 m<1 ftLow 12 am, -0.3 m1 ftHigh 6 am, 0.3 m<1 ftNow3 pm9 pm3 am9 am
  • Low 12 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 6 pm, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • Low 12 am, -0.3 m1 ft
  • High 6 am, 0.3 m<1 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 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.0 GreatBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 1%
  • Tue6.2 GoodBest 7 am to 7 pmWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed8.5 ExcellentBest 10 am to 1 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu8.1 GreatBest 7 am to 7 pmWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 4%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
2.1 km1.3 miPalmeira (town)
Nearest airport
3 km2 miAeroporto Internacional Amílcar Cabral (SID)

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

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