Check the Beach

Praia Calheta Grande

São Vicente, Cape Verde

Today at a glance

Calmest: 7 am to 10 am, sunset 6:13 pm
7 am
5.7
25 km/h15 mph wind, Good
8 am
5.4
27 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.1
29 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.9
30 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.8
29 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.9
28 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.9
27 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.0
28 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.0
28 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.1
29 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.1
30 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
5.2
30 km/h19 mph wind, Fair

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
26°C79°F
Water
27°C81°F
Wind
2515 km/hmph NE
Gusts
3421 km/hmph
Waves
1.1 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
4%
Sunset
6:13 pm
Today
5.7Good7 am2515
5.4Fair8 am2717
5.1Fair9 am2918
4.9Fair10 am3018
4.8Fair11 am2918
4.9Fair12 pm2817
4.9Fair1 pm2717
5.0Fair2 pm2817
5.0Fair3 pm2817
5.1Fair4 pm2918
5.1Fair5 pm3019
5.2Fair6 pm3019
Sat
5.3Fair7 am3019
5.3Fair8 am3321
5.3Fair9 am3421
5.3Fair10 am3321
5.3Fair11 am3220
5.3Fair12 pm3220
5.3Fair1 pm3320
5.3Fair2 pm3320
5.3Fair3 pm3220
5.4Fair4 pm3220
5.6Good5 pm3220
5.8Good6 pm3321
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 11 am, -0.4 m. High at 6 pm, 0.2 m. Low at 12 am, -0.4 mLow 11 am, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 6 pm, 0.2 m<1 ftLow 12 am, -0.4 m1 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • Low 11 am, -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.

  • Sun7.1 GreatBest 9 am to 5 pmWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon6.3 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 33 km/h20 mph, rain 2%
  • Tue6.7 GoodBest 12 pm to 5 pmWind up to 36 km/h22 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed8.5 ExcellentBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu8.5 ExcellentBest 7 am to 7 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 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
10 km6.2 miLameirão (village)
Nearest airport
13 km8 miAeroporto Internacional Cesaria Evora (VXE)

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

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