Best time to kitesurf São Vicente – São Pedro

The best time to kitesurf at São Vicente – São Pedro is February, May–June, with about 28 windy days a month (15+ knots) and water around 24°C.

Mindelo, São Vicente, Cabo Verde

Sports: Kitesurfing, Wingfoiling, Windsurfing

Best time to go: February, May–June

São Vicente – São Pedro wind & wave forecast

São Pedro is a fishing village on the south-west coast of São Vicente in Cabo Verde, about 10 km south-west of Mindelo and right next to the island's airport. Its bay has a long sandy beach, and a windsurf centre on the beach rents windsurf and wing foil gear and gives lessons.

The north-east trade wind is squeezed between the mountains and speeds up down the valley into the bay, so it blows offshore here and keeps the water very flat close to the beach; that is why the bay is known for speed sailing, slalom and freeride, while further out the wind meets the Atlantic swell. The airport weather station, 1.5 km away, records 15 knots or more on about nine days in ten from November to June and on half to three quarters of the days from July to October, almost always from the north-east. Near the hills the wind is strong and gusty.

The offshore wind and strong currents make it a spot for experienced riders only: if you break down, you drift out to sea, so ride only with rescue cover from the centre or a boat and stay within reach of the beach. Kiters need extra care launching in the gusts. The water is about 23 °C in February and March and 27 to 28 °C in September and October: a shorty or a 3/2 in winter, boardshorts or a lycra in late summer.

Month by month at São Vicente – São Pedro

January: 26 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 18 knots, waves 0.5 m, water 24°C, air 25°C (nights 21°C), sun (6+ hours) on about 30 days, rain (1+ mm) on about 1; a day can have both
February: 28 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 20 knots, waves 0.5 m, water 23°C, air 25°C (nights 20°C), sun (6+ hours) on about 27 days, rain (1+ mm) on about 1; a day can have both
March: 27 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 18 knots, waves 0.6 m, water 23°C, air 25°C (nights 20°C), sun (6+ hours) on about 31 days, rain (1+ mm) on about 1; a day can have both
April: 26 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 17 knots, waves 0.5 m, water 23°C, air 26°C (nights 21°C), sun (6+ hours) on about 30 days, almost no rain
May: 30 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 19 knots, waves 0.5 m, water 24°C, air 26°C (nights 22°C), sun (6+ hours) on about 31 days, almost no rain
June: 28 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 18 knots, waves 0.4 m, water 25°C, air 27°C (nights 23°C), sun (6+ hours) on about 30 days, almost no rain
July: 20 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 14 knots, waves 0.4 m, water 26°C, air 28°C (nights 24°C), sun (6+ hours) on about 31 days, rain (1+ mm) on about 3; a day can have both
August: 15 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 13 knots, waves 0.5 m, water 27°C, air 30°C (nights 25°C), sun (6+ hours) on about 30 days, rain (1+ mm) on about 6; a day can have both
September: 22 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 15 knots, waves 0.5 m, water 28°C, air 30°C (nights 26°C), sun (6+ hours) on about 29 days, rain (1+ mm) on about 8; a day can have both
October: 23 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 16 knots, waves 0.5 m, water 28°C, air 30°C (nights 25°C), sun (6+ hours) on about 30 days, rain (1+ mm) on about 2; a day can have both
November: 25 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 16 knots, waves 0.5 m, water 27°C, air 28°C (nights 24°C), sun (6+ hours) on about 30 days, almost no rain
December: 27 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 17 knots, waves 0.5 m, water 25°C, air 27°C (nights 22°C), sun (6+ hours) on about 30 days, rain (1+ mm) on about 2; a day can have both