Check the Beach

Praia de Mangue

Santa Cruz, Cape Verde

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:08 pm
7 am
6.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.0
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.9
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.8
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.9
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.9
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.0
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.3
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.4
14 km/h9 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°C80°F
Water
28°C82°F
Wind
138 km/hmph NE
Gusts
2012 km/hmph
Waves
1.1 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
14%
Sunset
6:08 pm
Today
6.2Good7 am149
6.2Good8 am1610
6.0Good9 am1610
5.9Good10 am1811
5.8Good11 am1912
5.9Good12 pm1610
5.9Good1 pm1610
5.8Good2 pm1811
6.0Good3 pm1610
6.2Good4 pm1610
6.3Good5 pm159
6.4Good6 pm149
Sat
5.9Good7 am2113
6.3Good8 am2113
6.4Good9 am2113
6.7Good10 am2013
7.9Great11 am2213
7.6Great12 pm2113
7.3Great1 pm2013
5.9Good2 pm2113
5.8Good3 pm2314
5.7Good4 pm2515
5.4Fair5 pm2717
5.6Good6 pm2516
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 m1 ftHigh 5 pm, 0.3 m<1 ftLow 11 pm, -0.4 m1 ftNow11 am5 pm11 pm5 am
  • Low 11 am, -0.5 m1 ft
  • High 5 pm, 0.3 m<1 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.

  • Sun9.0 ExcellentBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.3 GreatBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 2%
  • Tue7.4 GreatBest 7 am to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed9.0 ExcellentBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu8.3 GreatBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
2.3 km1.5 miAchada Ponta (village)
Nearest airport
16 km10 miAeroporto Internacional Nelson Mandela (RAI)

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

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