SID · SAL AIRPORT · SANTA MARIA ~18 KM · TRANSFER ~25 MIN
Kitesurfing at SalTRADES NOV -> MAY
Kitesurfing on Sal is the winter wind island at work: Santa Maria bay lines its town beach with watersport centres 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. The town beach keeps the family swimming while you ride.
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 19.10
TODAY
19.10
10KTS · GUST 19
NE · 12m+
LIGHT
TUE
20.10
9KTS · GUST 17
NE · 12m+
LIGHT
WED
21.10
12KTS · GUST 22
ENE · 12m
OK
THU
22.10
15KTS · GUST 24
NE · 12m
OK
FRI
23.10
16KTS · GUST 27
NE · 10m
GO
SAT
24.10
18KTS · GUST 30
NNE · 10m
GO
SUN
25.10
14KTS · GUST 23
NNE · 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.
Sal spot spec sheet
CHECKED NIGHTLY BY THE AGENT · REV 10.19
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