Ponta Preta is one of the world's best kite-wave spots. Right-hand reef break with clean, fast waves up to 3m on big swell days. Strong onshore winds combine with the reef bathymetry to produce kickers and large wave faces. Strictly advanced — beach entry over sharp rocks. Hosted GKA World Tour stops.

📖 Guide: 10 Best Diving Spots in Cape Verde

Best months

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Trip essentials

Everything you need before you pack — checklist, sun, logistics.

Trip checklist

🛂 Visa-free or visa-on-arrival
🤿 Pack: 3/2 mm full
🪁 IKO/VDWS card if booking lessons
🧴 Reef-safe sunscreen SPF 50+
🔌 Plug type C/F · 230V adapter
💊 Seasickness meds + ear drops
📱 Offline maps + emergency contact

Quick facts

🌓 Moon First quarter · 47%
🤿 Wetsuit 3/2 mm full
GPS

› Sustainability disclosures

🌍 CO2 footprint LHR ↔ 4361km · ~1003kg · €18

← Praia de Santa Maria

FAQ

›Skill level?

Strong intermediate at minimum. Reef break, currents — not a learner's spot.

›Hire a guide?

Yes, locals know the rotation and where to enter/exit.

Operators near this spot

Dive centres, kite & surf schools within 10 km, sourced from OpenStreetMap.

Eco Dive School Cabo Verde

6.7 km

4.8 (245 reviews) open now

Dive centre

Verified Booked 28+ times this month

Website →

Phone: +238 913 75 27

Hours: Friday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

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Praia de Santa Maria

5 km

4.8 (422 reviews) open now

Kite school

Booked 36+ times this month

Hours: Friday: Open 24 hours

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Kook Proof Activity Center

5.7 km

4.9 (105 reviews) open now

Kite school

Verified Booked 33+ times this month

Website →

Phone: +238 976 08 19

Hours: Friday: 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM

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Mitu & Djo Kite School

8.5 km

4.4 (223 reviews) open now

Kite school

Verified

Website →

Phone: +238 994 33 49

Hours: Friday: 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM

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Kite beach

8.5 km

4.6 (161 reviews) open now

Kite school

Booked 35+ times this month

Hours: Friday: Open 24 hours

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Recently spotted by divers

iNaturalist →

Longspined Porcupinefish

Diodon holocanthus

4× sightings 5mo ago

Eastern Atlantic Trumpetfish

Heteropriacanthus fulgens

3× sightings 9mo ago

African Hind

Cephalopholis taeniops

Atlantic Sergeant Major

Verified marine species observations

480 records · 37 species · sources: OBIS, GBIF

Megaptera novaeangliae

Humpback whale

Mammalia · Balaenopteridae

OBIS

Last seen:: 13 May 2025

Megaptera novaeangliae

Humpback whale

Mammalia · Balaenopteridae

OBIS

Last seen:: 4 May 2024

Megaptera novaeangliae

Humpback whale

Mammalia · Balaenopteridae

OBIS

Last seen:: 18 May 2023

Megaptera novaeangliae

Humpback whale

Mammalia · Balaenopteridae

OBIS

Last seen:: 18 Sept 2022

Plakinastrella fauvelotae

Homoscleromorpha · Plakinidae

OBIS

Last seen:: 21 Jul 2022
Depth:: 20 m

Plakinastrella freitasi

Homoscleromorpha · Plakinidae

OBIS

Last seen:: 21 Jul 2022
Depth:: 20 m

Megaptera novaeangliae

Humpback whale

Mammalia · Balaenopteridae

OBIS

Last seen:: 22 May 2021

Megaptera novaeangliae

Humpback whale

Mammalia · Balaenopteridae

OBIS

Last seen:: 18 May 2020

Megaptera novaeangliae

Humpback whale

Mammalia · Balaenopteridae

OBIS

Last seen:: 21 May 2019

Megaptera novaeangliae

Humpback whale

Mammalia · Balaenopteridae

OBIS

Last seen:: 20 May 2017

Elasmobranchii

OBIS

Last seen:: 30 May 2015

Megaptera novaeangliae

Humpback whale

Mammalia · Balaenopteridae

OBIS

Last seen:: 15 May 2013

See full taxonomic record on OBIS → See full taxonomic record on GBIF →

Data: 187,991 observations from OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System) and GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility). CC-BY 4.0.

If conditions don't work

Activities nearby or alternative spots — keep your trip going.

📍 Attraction · 3.7 km

Praia da Ponta do Sinó

🍽 Restaurant · 3.9 km

The Steakhouse

★4.5 (388)

📍 barbecue restaurant · 4.1 km

Hotel Riu Cabo Verde, Restaurant Santa Maria

★4.6 (78)

🍽 Restaurant · 4.2 km

Palmeira

★3.6 (17)

🍽 Restaurant · 4.2 km

RIU Funana - Mambana

★4.6 (3826)

📍 hotel · 4.2 km

Hotel Riu Palace Santa Maria

★4.2 (610)

📍 hotel · 4.2 km

ROYAL Horizon Ponta Sino - Santa Maria

★4.3 (27)

📍 Attraction · 4.2 km

Splash Water World

★4.6 (401)

📍 Attraction · 4.4 km

See this spot in action

YouTube videos — click to play.

Ponta Preta Cabo Verde | Big Air Kitesurfing In Paradise

capeverde-fly

💬 1 top comments

Discover the ultimate kitesurf paradise of Ponta Preta, Cabo Verde! why Ponta Preta is a world-class destination?

@capeverde-fly · 👍 0

TESTING KITEBOARDS | PONTA PRETA

Reece's Shred Lab

💬 3 top comments

Freaking shredding Reece. Awesome. And a super well done edit!!

@jkitefish · 👍 0
What are the dims of these boards?

@dathiou · 👍 0
Hey Reece, thinking about grabbing the Creep from OR, which one in the video is the production board about to go out? I've had the Jester, but went back to a more directional/traditional shape and looking to go back to something like the Creep as long as it whips around as quick on a slash. You are shredding it up on all of them.

@adamj2281 · 👍 0