Check the Beach

Praia D'Francês

Tarrafal de São Nicolau, Cape Verde

Today at a glance

Calmest: 7 am to 10 am, sunset 6:11 pm
7 am
6.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.7
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.4
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.4
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.5
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.6
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.6
20 km/h13 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.6
22 km/h13 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.6
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
5 pm
5.7
20 km/h13 mph wind, Good
6 pm
5.8
19 km/h12 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
26°C79°F
Water
28°C82°F
Wind
159 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
3924 km/hmph
Waves
1.1 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
2%
Sunset
6:11 pm
Today
6.3Good7 am138
6.1Good8 am149
5.7Good9 am1811
5.4Fair10 am1912
5.4Fair11 am1912
5.5Good12 pm1912
5.6Good1 pm1912
5.6Good2 pm2013
5.6Good3 pm2213
5.6Good4 pm2113
5.7Good5 pm2013
5.8Good6 pm1912
Sat
5.9Good7 am2012
5.5Good8 am2314
5.4Fair9 am2415
5.5Good10 am2315
5.6Good11 am2314
5.4Fair12 pm2516
5.6Good1 pm2314
5.5Good2 pm2314
5.5Good3 pm2315
5.4Fair4 pm2415
5.4Fair5 pm2415
5.5Good6 pm2415
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, -0.4 mLow 12 pm, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 6 pm, 0.2 m<1 ftLow 12 am, -0.4 m1 ftNow11 am5 pm11 pm5 am
  • 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.

  • Sun8.0 GreatBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.3 GreatBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 2%
  • Tue6.9 GoodBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed8.6 ExcellentBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 2%
  • Thu8.4 GreatBest 7 am to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 2%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
1.4 km0.9 miBarril (village)
Nearest airport
13 km8 miAerodromo de Preguiça (SNE)

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

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