METEO OVERVIEW OF THE ARCHIPELAGO

Situated in the Sahel, Cape Verde is truly an extension of the Sahara. The wind from the north-east has the primary responsibility of the typical climate of the archipelago. Blows with particular intensity between December and April, bringing with it a slight moisture, which, at the height of 600 meters and more, it turns into light precipitation. The peaks as high as, Fogo, Santo Antão eBrava, are shrouded by clouds for most time of the year. In addition to this there are two other important factors that affect climate:
The first is the haramattan, a dry, hot wind that blows from the Sahara from October to June, full of brown powder that fills the air like smog.
The second is the southwest monsoon, which causes long rains between August and October. But say that rather than rain clouds are scattered here and there that most of the time can not even wet the ground. The main problem of these islands is precisely the absence of 'real' rain so do not give rise to a rich vegetation. But it can happens that heavy rains hit the archipelago producing a good harvest for the farmers that will radically change the "economy" of the entire republic.
The only island where there is a large vegetation is Santo Antão where due to the condensation of clouds it's possible to  have its own 'source' of rainwater.
The longest period in which Cape Verde has not been hit by the northwest monsoon is eighteen years, also for twelve years, from 1968 to 1980, there was a time of great drought. In the ocean, the cold current of the Canaries archipelago from the north and invests the warming effect of the wind of the north-east. The temperature variation within the islands is mild and São Tiago the temperature remains between 22 ° C and 27 ° C all year. But these figures vary from island to island. In the desert, which occupies the central area of many islands lowland temperature is around 40 ° C between July and September, while on the most humid of Santo Antão can easily drop to 10 ° C. Even rainfall show a strange trend. A typical element is the significant variation in rainfall, even on different sides of the same island. Those in the north-east generally most affected by the rains. In Fogo, calculating the average rainfall of the last 35 years we have a substantial difference between the north-east (1190 mm) while the other side 'downwind' of 167 mm. Many areas of Cabe Verde is classified as arid and semi-arid regions. Over the past years, however, the Cabo Verde government has launched a campaign of 're-vegetation' building some small irrigation, green areas in some areas of the islands.

SURF METEO FORECAST

Wave forecast index

Significant Wave Height (ft.) and Direction

Swell Wave Height (ft.) and Direction

Swell Wave Period (sec.) and Direction