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Cape Verde

Kitesurfing in Santa Maria

9 kite spots and kite centres are mapped around Santa Maria (Cape Verde) in OpenStreetMap. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID), 15 km in a straight line.

Show on the map16.6155, -22.9027
Windiest months
December-May
Prevailing wind
NEfrom north-east, 34°
Windiest month
15.0knots on average (7.7 m/s), February
Nearest airport
SIDAmílcar Cabral International Airport, 15 km

Forecast and webcams

Before you go

Forecasts often disagree. When Windguru, ALADIN and Windy agree, it is worth going.

Tips for this spot

  • Offshore wind carries you away from land. Do not ride it without a rescue boat.
  • When a storm is coming, get out of the water and land the kite at once. Gusts before a storm are violent and a kite overhead is the highest point around.
  • New spot: ask locals about shallows, currents and where people launch.

Wind across the year

When it blows here

Windier months: December-May. The prevailing wind blows from the north-east (34°).

windiest monthsaverage wind in knots, NASA POWER; below the month in m/s

Values by month
January14.8 knots · 7.6 m/s
February15.0 knots · 7.7 m/s
March14.2 knots · 7.3 m/s
April14.3 knots · 7.4 m/s
May14.2 knots · 7.3 m/s
June12.6 knots · 6.5 m/s
July9.7 knots · 5.0 m/s
August9.2 knots · 4.7 m/s
September10.5 knots · 5.4 m/s
October11.6 knots · 6.0 m/s
November12.4 knots · 6.4 m/s
December13.5 knots · 6.9 m/s

Monthly mean wind at 10 m from the NASA POWER model (MERRA-2, grid of about 50 km, 2001-2025 climatology), converted to knots and m/s. It shows the pattern across the year, not the wind on the beach: local thermal wind is often stronger.

From riders

What you need to know

Riders' reports in public kite groups on Facebook: Kiting - spolujízda.

Works in
NE

Conditions

  • Choppy water without great waves, waves get bigger further down towards Ponta Leme.Facebook group Kiting - spolujízda 2025
  • Onshore wind and waves, good for practicing wave kiting.Facebook group Kiting - spolujízda 2026

Riders' tips

  • Good option on Sal for riders who are afraid of offshore or side-off wind.Facebook group Kiting - spolujízda 2025

Facilities

  • On-site equipment rentals are expensive.Facebook group Kiting - spolujízda 2026
In riders' own words
  • „vitr je temer vzdy ze SV“
  • „k zoufalcum na kite beach. zajezdis vse ale nehledej top vlny spis takovej bordel a dolu smerem k ponta leme se zvetsuji.“
  • „Kite beach je onshore vlna coz pokud se nekdo uci wave tak cajk ale na zaklady kitovani blbost“
  • „ušetřete za půjčení což zrovna na Cabo levné není“
  • „otazka je jak se citis na off shore pripadne side off . pokud z toho mas strach tak jedine ti zbyva ta kite beach u zoufalcu“

Spots and schools

Mapped in OpenStreetMap

  • Costa da Fragata

    Kite spotOSM

  • Kite beach

    Kite spotOSM

  • Praia de Santa Maria

    Kite spotOSM

  • Kiteboarding Club Sal

    Kite centre or schoolOSM

  • Kook Proof Activity Center

    Kite centre or schoolOSM

  • Mitu & Djo Kite School

    Kite centre or schoolWebsiteOSM

  • Santa Kite School

    Kite centre or schoolWebsiteOSM

Getting there

Nearest airports

  • SIDAmílcar Cabral International Airport, Espargos15 km in a straight line
  • BVCAristides Pereira International Airport, Rabil53 km in a straight line

Sources: OpenStreetMap (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), NASA POWER, OurAirports. Data downloaded 16 October 2026. About Santa Maria: Wikipedia · Wikidata

A week on the water

Kite safari in the Red Sea

8 days on a yacht from Hurghada to the islands of the northern Red Sea. Next departure 7-14 November 2026, the 2027 dates are coming soon.

See the safari

The safari is organised by Mohamed of Paradise Kitesurf Red Sea. I've known him for years and we work together.