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Kitesurfing in
Cape VerdeTHE WINTER WIND BANK
Nov -> May season
When Europe goes cold, kitesurfing in Cape Verde switches on: the Atlantic trades run from November to May in 23-degree water. Boa Vista serves flat water and waves with resorts planted on the kite beach, while Sal lines Santa Maria bay with watersport centres working the hotels' own sand — the famous Kite Beach a free shuttle away. Ten degrees of latitude below the Canaries, and it shows in the water temperature.
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Boa Vista
The winter escape: NE trades from November to May, 23°C water, flat sections near the sand at Praia de Chaves and Atlantic waves further out.
Season
NOV-MAY · PEAK JAN-MAR
Wind avg
15–25 KTS
Water
23°C
Where to stay and learn in Cape Verde
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Cape Verde in motion ▶ YOUTUBE
7-day wind forecast for Boa Vista
REFERENCE SPOT: BOA VISTA · UPDATED DAILY
Praia de Chaves · Boa Vista STATIC · OPEN-METEO · SYNCED 20.10
TODAY
20.10
8KTS · GUST 16
NE · 12m+
LIGHT WED
21.10
12KTS · GUST 19
NE · 12m
OK THU
22.10
14KTS · GUST 23
NE · 12m
OK FRI
23.10
16KTS · GUST 25
NE · 10m
GO SAT
24.10
18KTS · GUST 29
NNE · 10m
GO SUN
25.10
14KTS · GUST 24
NNE · 12m
OK MON
26.10
11KTS · GUST 21
NNE · 12m+
LIGHT GO 16–24 kts · OK 12–15 · STRONG 25+ · LIGHT <12 — Open-Meteo data, cached & rewritten nightly by the agent as static HTML.
Cape Verde kitesurf spec sheet
CHECKED NIGHTLY BY THE AGENT
Wind
NE trades, November → MayPEAK JAN-MAR
Water temp
~23-24°C in seasonSHORTY WEATHER
Flight
~6h direct from Western Europe, ~4h from Lisbon
Time zone
UTC-1 · 2h behind CET in winter
Entry
EU: visa-free ≤30 days + EASE pre-registration online
Best window
November → MayWINTER SUN + WIND
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