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Praia Sta Cruz

Caué, São Tomé and Príncipe

Praia Sta Cruz 5 photos

  • Wharf at Praia Sao João de Angolares

    Wharf at Praia Sao João de Angolares. David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Dugout Canoes

    Dugout Canoes. David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Angolares

    Angolares. David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Forest of São Tomé Island

    Forest of São Tomé Island. SadAttorney613, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Hyperolius molleri

    Hyperolius molleri. thibaudaronson, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 1 pm to 4 pm, sunset 5:20 pm
6 am
5.3
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
7 am
5.9
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
Now
5.8
14 km/h8 mph wind, Good
9 am
3.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
10 am
3.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
11 am
5.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
1 pm
7.2
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.0
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.0
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
4 pm
6.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
5 pm
7.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great

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°C78°F
Water
28°C82°F
Wind
148 km/hmph S
Gusts
1811 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
3 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
52%
Sunset
5:20 pm
Today
5.3Fair6 am128
5.9Good7 am127
5.8GoodNow148
3.9Poor9 am117
3.3Poor10 am85
5.6Good11 am85
6.9Good12 pm117
7.2Great1 pm159
7.0Great2 pm1610
7.0Great3 pm1610
6.4Good4 pm149
7.7Great5 pm138
Sat
6.7Good6 am149
6.9Good7 am149
7.1Great8 am149
7.1Great9 am159
7.0Great10 am159
6.9Good11 am1610
6.8Good12 pm1711
6.1Good1 pm159
5.1Fair2 pm2012
5.2Fair3 pm2012
5.4Fair4 pm1911
5.2Fair5 pm1610
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 1 pm, 0.5 m. Low at 7 pm, -0.5 m. High at 1 am, 0.8 mHigh 1 pm, 0.5 m2 ftLow 7 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 1 am, 0.8 m3 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • High 1 pm, 0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 7 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 1 am, 0.8 m3 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.

  • Sun6.6 GoodBest 6 am to 9 amWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 59%
  • Mon8.1 GreatBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 35%
  • Tue7.0 GreatBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 64%
  • Wed6.5 GoodBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 63%
  • Thu5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 77%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 450 m0.3 mi

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
620 m0.4 mi
Nearest town
600 m0.4 miSão João dos Angolares (town)
Nearest airport
29 km18 miAeroporto Internacional de São Tomé (TMS)

Nearby places

  • MiongaFood and drink
    450 m0.3 mi

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

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