Beach
both
Level 5/10
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's Conditions
Swell
1.2m
NW(321°)
Score: 9/25
Period
13s
Medium period swell
Score: 23/25
Wind
13km/h
NNE(26°)
Score: 7/25
Weather
24°C
0.0mm3%
Windswell Component
0.2mNE@2s
Secondary Swell
0.6mNNE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 6 km/h ENE|PM: 14 km/h N
6 km/h vs 14 km/h afternoon
Tide at 6am (0.2m)
Location & Conditions
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Tide Times
6:43 am
High tide - 0.21m
12:30 pm
Low tide - -0.41m
6:54 pm
High tide - 0.27m
Times shown in spot-local time.
Strike Score Breakdown
59
FairComponents
Swell Direction20/25
Swell Size9/25
Swell Period23/25
Wind7/25
Raw Score59/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score59
Location & Conditions
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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°
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
VXEDrive time
180 minBoat required
$50
Data quality
verified