SID · SAL AIRPORT · SANTA MARIA ~18 KM · TRANSFER ~25 MIN
SalTRADES NOV -> MAY
The winter wind island: Santa Maria bay lines its town beach with watersport centers on the hotel sand — the Morabeza hosts the Mitu & Djo center, the Odjo d'Água has a kite centre at its door, and the ION Club works the bay — while the famous Kite Beach, a protected strip five minutes east, is where the schools run their lessons by free shuttle.
Hotel 4*Center on the beachSince 1967Town beachfront
Hotel Morabeza
The Santa Maria classic since 1967: the Mitu & Djo center on the hotel's own beach, gardens and a beach bar, the town at your back. Lessons shuttle to Kite Beach.
Hotel 4*Kite centre attachedFamily roomsMitu & Djo partner
Hotel Odjo d'Água
Beachfront at Santa Maria's east end with a kite centre attached and Mitu & Djo partner rates. Family rooms, bay in front, lessons a 5-min shuttle away.
The adults-only club with its own kite station and ~50 kites on the west end of Santa Maria beach. Waves out front, Kite Beach 5-10 min, all-inclusive.
Santa Maria Bay · Sal STATIC · OPEN-METEO · SYNCED 20.07
TODAY
20.07
12KTS · GUST 21
NNE · 12m
OK
TUE
21.07
10KTS · GUST 20
E · 12m+
LIGHT
WED
22.07
15KTS · GUST 24
N · 12m
OK
THU
23.07
18KTS · GUST 28
NNE · 10m
GO
FRI
24.07
11KTS · GUST 18
ENE · 12m+
LIGHT
SAT
25.07
18KTS · GUST 29
NNE · 10m
GO
SUN
26.07
15KTS · GUST 25
NE · 12m
OK
GO 16–24 kts · OK 12–15 · STRONG 25+ · LIGHT <12 — Open-Meteo data, cached & rewritten nightly by the agent as static HTML.
The Kitesurf Camp verdict Sal runs on a simple deal: sleep on the Santa Maria town beach where the centers live, ride the bay if you're autonomous, and shuttle five minutes to Kite Beach for lessons and the classic conditions. Winter sun, near-daily trades, and the island where Cape Verde's kite legends grew up.
Spot spec sheet
CHECKED NIGHTLY BY THE AGENT · REV 07.20
Wind · Season
NE trades Nov → May, 15-25 kts almost dailyPEAK JAN-MAR
Zones
Santa Maria bay (flatter, side-off) · Kite Beach (school waves)PONTA PRETA = EXPERTS
Water
Bay flatter for autonomous riders; chop + small waves at Kite Beach
Water temp
~23-24°C in seasonSHORTY WEATHER
Lessons
Taught at Kite Beach, free 5-min shuttles from town
Level
First tack at Kite Beach → Ponta Preta world-class waves