Check the Beach

Praia do Castelo

Tarrafal de São Nicolau, Cape Verde

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:12 pm
7 am
5.1
29 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
8 am
5.0
27 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.8
29 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.8
28 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.7
31 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.8
30 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.0
28 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.0
30 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.0
31 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.1
30 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.1
31 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
5.1
30 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
27°C81°F
Wind
2918 km/hmph NE
Gusts
3924 km/hmph
Waves
1.3 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
4%
Sunset
6:12 pm
Today
5.1Fair7 am2918
5.0Fair8 am2717
4.8Fair9 am2918
4.8Fair10 am2817
4.7Fair11 am3119
4.8Fair12 pm3018
5.0Fair1 pm2818
5.0Fair2 pm3018
5.0Fair3 pm3119
5.1Fair4 pm3019
5.1Fair5 pm3119
5.1Fair6 pm3019
Sat
5.2Fair7 am3220
5.1Fair8 am3320
5.1Fair9 am3220
5.2Fair10 am3220
5.2Fair11 am3120
5.5Good12 pm3220
5.3Fair1 pm3220
5.2Fair2 pm3119
5.1Fair3 pm3321
5.1Fair4 pm3421
5.0Fair5 pm3622
5.0Fair6 pm3723
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 ftNow11 am5 pm11 pm5 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.

  • Sun7.5 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 35 km/h22 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon6.9 GoodBest 7 am to 8 amWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.6 GoodBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 34 km/h21 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed7.8 GreatBest 7 am to 7 pmWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu8.1 GreatBest 7 am to 7 pmWind up to 29 km/h18 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 airport
37 km23 miAeroporto Internacional Cesaria Evora (VXE)

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

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