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Tarrafal de Monte Trigo

Santo Antão, Cape Verde
🏝️Remote🚶Difficult access

Tarrafal de Monte Trigo is a remote fishing village on Santo Antão Island accessible only by boat or a long hike. The remoteness means you'll likely surf alone, with powerful waves breaking on volcanic rock. The NE trade winds blow offshore here, creating excellent conditions when swells arrive.

3-Day Forecast
Today
15
30
Poor
1.6m
@13s
11km/h
Mon
16
35
Poor
1.6m
@14s
11km/h
Tue
17
38
Poor
1.2m
@16s
16km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
1.6m
NNE(13°)
Score: 13/25
Period
13s
Medium period swell
Score: 23/25
Wind
11km/h
NNE(15°)
Score: 11/25
Weather
22°C
0.0mm84%
Secondary Swell
0.6mSSW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

6:00 am
High tide - 0.00m
11:40 am
Low tide - -0.30m
6:06 pm
High tide - 0.15m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

30
Poor
Components
Swell Direction0/25
Swell Size13/25
Swell Period23/25
Wind11/25
Raw Score47/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-7
⚠️ Weak Component-10
Adjusted Score30/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score30
🤢 Morning Sickness

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
NW (315°)
Direction range
280° - 350°
Size range
1m - 3m
Ideal size
2.4m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
14s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
E (90°)
Offshore range
60° - 130°
Best window
morning

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid
Optimal range
0.3m - 2m

Water temp

23°C

Wetsuit

Springsuit / 2mm

Difficulty

5/10

Crowd level

1/10

Access: N and S exposure, dead offshore in NE trades.

Best Season

Peak: Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

Secondary: Apr, Sep

Winter NW swells. N and S exposure, dead offshore in NE trades.

Getting There

Airport
VXE
Drive time
180 min
Boat required
$50
Data quality
verified

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