Beach forecast for Achada Santo António
Today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026 · local time (GMT-1) · Praia, Cabo Verde Today, Wed, Oct 28 · GMT-1- Swimming
- Use care · 3.0 ft
- Water
- 84 °F · very warm
- Max UV
- 6 · SPF 30
- Low tide
- 3:38 am and 3:49 pm
Today, Wednesday, October 28, it's a poor beach day in Achada Santo António (4/10). The best hours are from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm: beach weather, little wind, water at 84 °F and low tide at 3:49 pm, though with clouds and some waves. The best day this week is Saturday, October 31, at 9/10.
Beach forecast for the next 7 days
| Day | Rating | Best hours | Swimming | Water | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 4Poor beach day | 1:00–6:00 pm | Use care · 3.0 ft | 84 °F | 6 |
| Thu 29 | 9Perfect beach day | 1:00–6:00 pm | Calm · 2.8 ft | 83 °F | 8 |
| Fri 30 | 9Perfect beach day | 7:00 am–12:00 pm1:00–6:00 pm | Calm · 2.7 ft | 83 °F | 9 |
| Sat 31 | 9Perfect beach day | 7:00 am–12:00 pm2:00–6:00 pm | Calm · 2.2 ft | 84 °F | 9 |
| Sun 1 | 8Good beach day | 7:00–11:00 am2:00–6:00 pm | Use care · 2.4 ft | 84 °F | 10 |
| Mon 2 | 8Good beach day | 8:00 am–12:00 pm | Use care · 2.7 ft | 84 °F | — |
| Tue 3 | 8Good beach day | 8:00 am–1:00 pm2:00–6:00 pm | Use care · 2.8 ft | 83 °F | — |
Each rating comes from sun, temperature, rain, wind, waves, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide.
Today in detail
- Feels like 96 °F: hot
- Offshore breeze (7 mph)
- UV 5 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen
- Water at 84 °F (very warm)
- Low tide at 3:49 pm: more sand
- Cloudy (100% cloud cover)
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Use care · 3.0 ft
3.0 ft waves every 10 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. Moderate rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 84 °F
Very warm: barely refreshing.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 6 · SPF 30
Max UV 6 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours.
- Wind 7 mph
Offshore breeze (7 mph).
- Tide & sand 3:38 am
Low tide at 3:38 am and 3:49 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 9:49 am and 10:08 pm. Coefficient 98 (spring tides): little sand left at high tide.
The best window, 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm, brings beach weather, little wind, water at 84 °F and low tide at 3:49 pm, though with clouds and some waves.
We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority.
Today, hour by hour
| Time | Rating | Sky | Feels like | Wind | Waves | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00 am | 5 | Overcast | 89 °F | 6 mph | 2.9 ft | 0 |
| 8:00 am | 3 | Overcast | 90 °F | 6 mph | 2.9 ft | 1 |
| 9:00 am | 2 | Overcast | 92 °F | 6 mph | 2.9 ft | 2 |
| 10:00 am | 2 | Overcast | 94 °F | 6 mph | 3.0 ft | 4 |
| 11:00 am | 3 | Overcast | 96 °F | 7 mph | 3.0 ft | 5 |
| 12:00 pm | 4 | Overcast | 97 °F | 7 mph | 3.0 ft | 6 |
| 1:00 pm | 4 | Overcast | 96 °F | 7 mph | 3.0 ft | 5 |
| 2:00 pm | 4 | Overcast | 95 °F | 6 mph | 3.0 ft | 4 |
| 3:00 pm | 4 | Overcast | 94 °F | 6 mph | 3.0 ft | 2 |
| 4:00 pm | 4 | Overcast | 92 °F | 5 mph | 3.0 ft | 1 |
| 5:00 pm | 4 | Overcast | 91 °F | 5 mph | 3.0 ft | 0 |
Beach hours only: from one hour after sunrise to half an hour before sunset.
Beaches near Achada Santo António
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- Quebra Canela 0.5 mi · S
- Parking
- Praia da Gambôa 0.5 mi · NE
- Restrooms
- Parking
- Prainha 0.6 mi · SE
- Parking
- Praia da Cova Figueira 0.9 mi · SW
- Praia Negra 0.9 mi · NE
- Parking
- Portinho 2.2 mi · E
- Praia São Tomé 4.5 mi · NE
- Praia de São Francisco- Beach Katumbela 5.7 mi · NE
Named beaches within 6.2 mi, nearest first. Amenities from OpenStreetMap: some may be missing or out of date. View on OpenStreetMap · Add or fix on OpenStreetMap
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How we rate a beach day
We rate every beach hour from 0 to 10 with simple, fixed rules:
- Adds: sunshine (up to 3 points, fewer with more clouds), warmth (up to 4, from the feels-like temperature; ideal between 81 °F and 91 °F), a calm sea (1), water at 70 °F or warmer (1; from 64 °F, half) and low or mid tide (1: more sand). Anything without data is left out and the rest is scaled to 10.
- Takes away: cold (feels-like below 64 °F, 1 to 4 points), rain (half a point if likely, up to 6 if it rains; thunderstorms, 8), wind from force 4, about 12 mph (1 to 6 points; half a point more if offshore, which blows inflatables out to sea, or onshore, which churns the water), waves (1 to swim with care, 4 if dangerous, 1 more for high rip current risk), very high UV (half a point; extreme, 1), water below 59 °F (1) and spring high tides (1: little sand left).
- Swimming: calm, use care (waves from 2.6 ft, or long swell) or dangerous (from 6.6 ft, or 4.9 ft with a long period), based on how much of the wave reaches this shore given the way it faces. In the U.S., today's and tomorrow's rip current risk comes from the National Weather Service surf zone forecast when it issues one; otherwise we estimate it from the waves.
- Best windows: runs of 2 to 5 hours rated 4 or more and close to the best hour, at least one hour apart.
- Day rating: the average of the best window; a 2-hour window keeps 85% of it and a 3-hour window 95%.
Today, in the best window: sun 0 of 3, warmth 3 of 4, calm sea 0 of 1, water 1 of 1 and tide 1 of 1; minus waves 1.
It's a guide, not a guarantee: weather changes and every beach is different. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
Questions about the beach in Achada Santo António
Is it a beach day in Achada Santo António today?
A poor beach day: 4/10. Best from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm, with beach weather, little wind, water at 84 °F and low tide at 3:49 pm, though with clouds and some waves.
What are the swimming conditions in Achada Santo António today?
3.0 ft waves every 10 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. Moderate rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
How warm is the water in Achada Santo António?
About 84 °F today: very warm. That's the sea surface temperature offshore; it can differ a little at the shoreline.
How much sun protection do I need in Achada Santo António today?
UV reaches 6 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat.
When is low tide in Achada Santo António?
Today low tide is at 3:38 am and 3:49 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide is at 9:49 am and 10:08 pm. Coefficient 98 (spring tides): little sand left at high tide.
What about tomorrow? Will it be a beach day in Achada Santo António?
Tomorrow, Thursday, October 29: a perfect beach day (9/10), best from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm.
What beaches are near Achada Santo António?
Quebra Canela (0.5 mi), Praia da Gambôa (0.5 mi), Prainha (0.6 mi), Praia da Cova Figueira (0.9 mi) and Praia Negra (0.9 mi). See below for amenities and water quality.
Are there jellyfish or sargassum today?
We don't know: there's no open data on jellyfish, sargassum or closures for each beach. Ask the lifeguard, check the flags or the local beach authority's website.
How is the rating worked out?
From the hourly forecast: sun and clouds, feels-like temperature, rain, wind (and whether it blows onshore or offshore), waves and their period, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide. Each factor adds or takes away a fixed number of points and the rating sums them up out of 10.
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Our own calculation, using the Open-Meteo forecast (ECMWF, NOAA GFS, Météo-France, Copernicus Marine and CAMS, CC BY 4.0), the tide from Praia (TICON-4) and the sun from astronomy-engine. Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database). Source: Hart-Davis, M., Dettmering, D., Seitz, F. (2025), TICON-4: TIdal CONstants based on GESLA-4 sea-level records, SEANOE, https://doi.org/10.17882/109129. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Modified: see https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database#modifications-to-source-data