Check the Beach

Praia de Tarrafal

Tarrafal, Cape Verde

Praia de Tarrafal 5 photos

  • Tarrafal Beach (21)

    Tarrafal Beach (21). Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Tarrafal Beach (7) copie

    Tarrafal Beach (7) copie. Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Tarrafal Beach (11)

    Tarrafal Beach (11). Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Beach at Tarrafal

    Beach at Tarrafal. David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Tarrafal-Bateaux de pêche (1)

    Tarrafal-Bateaux de pêche (1). Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:10 pm
7 am
4.7
25 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.8
25 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.8
28 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.9
30 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.1
29 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.3
28 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.3
30 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.3
29 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.3
31 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.3
29 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.4
28 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
5.7
25 km/h16 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Praia de Tarrafal.

Partner links

Staying a few days? Conditions improve from Sun, so a beachfront room still pays off.

Loads the map from Stay22, our stays partner.

Hotel results come from our stays partner. We may earn a commission when you book, at no extra cost to you, and it never changes the beach score.

Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
27°C80°F
Water
29°C84°F
Wind
2415 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
3220 km/hmph
Waves
1.1 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
39%
Sunset
6:10 pm
Today
4.7Fair7 am2516
4.8Fair8 am2516
4.8Fair9 am2817
4.9Fair10 am3019
5.1Fair11 am2918
5.3Fair12 pm2817
5.3Fair1 pm3018
5.3Fair2 pm2918
5.3Fair3 pm3119
5.3Fair4 pm2918
5.4Fair5 pm2818
5.7Good6 pm2516
Sat
5.4Fair7 am3019
5.4Fair8 am3119
5.5Good9 am3019
6.4Good10 am3119
6.9Good11 am3019
6.6Good12 pm3119
6.1Good1 pm2918
5.3Fair2 pm2918
5.4Fair3 pm2818
5.5Good4 pm2717
5.8Good5 pm2516
5.5Good6 pm2616
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, 0.3 m. Low at 11 pm, -0.4 mLow 11 am, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 6 pm, 0.3 m<1 ftLow 11 pm, -0.4 m1 ftNow11 am5 pm11 pm5 am
  • Low 11 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 6 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.

  • Sun8.0 GreatBest 5 pm to 7 pmWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.8 GreatBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 2%
  • Tue7.1 GreatBest 7 am to 2 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 2%
  • Wed8.6 ExcellentBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu7.6 GreatBest 7 am to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 2%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 130 m430 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink35 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 50 m160 ft
  • Playground170 m540 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
320 m0.2 mi
Nearest town
280 m920 ftTarrafal (town)
Nearest airport
47 km29 miAeroporto Internacional Nelson Mandela (RAI)

Nearby places

  • Kabungo Beach Bar TarrafalFood and drink
    50 m160 ft
  • Restaurant Baia VerdeFood and drink
    70 m230 ft
  • FarolFood and drink
    90 m310 ft
  • Farol TarrafalFood and drink
    90 m310 ft
  • De la plageFood and drink
    120 m390 ft

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

Nearby beaches

  • Mar di Baxu0.3 km0.2 mi south-west away
    5.7 Good later
  • King fisher0.8 km0.5 mi south-west away
    5.7 Good later
  • Surf1.1 km0.7 mi south-west away
    5.7 Good later
  • Silverbeach5.4 km3.4 mi south away
    5.7 Good later