Santa Maria Beach
Sal, Cape Verde
Today at a glance
Calmest: 7 am to 10 am, sunset 6:05 pm5.5
27 km/h16 mph wind, Good
5.5
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good
5.5
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good
5.5
28 km/h17 mph wind, Good
5.4
29 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
5.4
28 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
5.3
30 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
5.3
30 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
5.3
30 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
5.2
31 km/h20 mph wind, Fair
5.3
30 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
5.3
31 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
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
- 27°C80°F
- Water
- 28°C82°F
- Wind
- 2818 km/hmph NE
- Gusts
- 3723 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.2 m4 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 9%
- Sunset
- 6:05 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 12 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
- High 6 pm, 0.2 m<1 ft
- Low 12 am, -0.3 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.
- Sun8.5 ExcellentBest 10 am to 1 pmWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 0%
- Mon8.1 GreatBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
- Tue6.7 GoodBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 28 km/h18 mph, rain 0%
- Wed8.9 ExcellentBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 0%
- Thu8.1 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 2%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
About Santa Maria Beach
Santa Maria Beach is a sandy beach located on Sal Island, Cape Verde. It is 2,559 meters long and nearby is the Santa Maria Pier, which is 1,188 meters away. The nearest town is Santa Maria, located 1,526 meters from the beach, and the closest airport is Aeroporto Internacional Amílcar Cabral, 17 kilometers away.
Praia de Santa Maria is a beach on the south coast of the island of Sal, Cape Verde. It stretches from the city center of Santa Maria in the east to the Ponta do Sinó (the island's southernmost point) in the southwest. It is about 2 km long. Along with Praia da Ponta Preta, it is the most popular beach on the city and island.
Each year in mid September, the island's music festival Festival da Praia de Santa Maria takes place at the beach.
Source: Praia de Santa Maria on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Showers390 m0.2 mi away
- Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 400 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
- Food and drink41 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 150 m490 ft
- Playground380 m0.2 mi away
- Rentals1 within 500 m0.3 mi
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 1.5 km0.9 miSanta Maria (town)
- Nearest airport
- 17 km11 miAeroporto Internacional Amílcar Cabral (SID)
Nearby places
- RobinsonFood and drink150 m490 ft
- Snack barFood and drink220 m730 ft
- ChiringuitoFood and drink240 m800 ft
- Lounge barFood and drink320 m0.2 mi
- The BountyFood and drink440 m0.3 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Santa Maria Pier1.2 km0.7 mi north-east away5.5 Good later
- Praia António Sousa1.8 km1.1 mi east away5.5 Good later
- Ponta Preta2.1 km1.3 mi north-west away5.6 Good later
- Praia de Igrejinha3.2 km2.0 mi east away5.6 Good later
- Costa da Fragata3.7 km2.3 mi north-east away5.6 Good later