🇨🇻 Ponta Preta, Sal
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Best directionNE
Wind speed20–30kt
SeasonNov – Jul
Skill levelAdvanced
WaterWaves
Ridden forKitesurfing
A powerful wave break on Sal's south coast, known as much for surfing and wave-riding as for freestyle — a step up from the flatter water at Santa Maria.
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Getting thereSouthwestern tip of Sal island, about 15 minutes from Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID). A 4x4 or local taxi is required for the unpaved desert tracks…
HazardsA world-class, high-intensity wave spot with a massive, hollow point break, real shorebreak, and sharp volcanic rock shelves flanking the launch zone. True…
Best time of dayAfternoon, January-April, when the NE trades hit maximum velocity and line up with the offshore reefs for clean wave…
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