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Kitesurfing in Boa Vista

5 spots · 3 destinations · 5 schools

Boa Vista splits cleanly between a learning base and a proving ground.

Spots with a rule5a permit, a zone or a closed season in the recordBeginner spots2where the record says a beginner can rideSeasonJanuary to Maysomewhere in the region, and again November to DecemberWindsNe trade windsnamed by two or more of its spots

Praia Carlota, sheltered by the offshore islet of Ilheu de Sal Rei near Sal Rei town, holds flat to slightly choppy water over sand and runs schools through the November-May trade season. Ervatao, far down the southeast coast, is wave riding for advanced and expert kiters only, with no rescue cover.

Boa Vista holds 5 kitesurf spots in our atlas, grouped into 3 destinations. The season runs January to May. 2 of them suits beginners. 5 schools operate in the region. The busiest areas are Ervatão - Boa Vista and Sal Rei - Boa Vista.

When you may ride

the rules these spots carry, with the year on each

ErvatãoErvatão - Boa Vista20262026: Ervatão lies inside the Reserva Natural Tartaruga, the Turtle Nature Reserve; Cabo Verde's Boletim Oficial records Decreto-Regulamentar n.º 14/2022 amending the 2013 delimitation of the protected area.
2026: Ervatão lies inside the Reserva Natural Tartaruga, the Turtle Nature Reserve; Cabo Verde's Boletim Oficial records Decreto-Regulamentar n.º 14/2022 amending the 2013 delimitation of the protected area.

The whole rule, on the Ervatão page

Praia Carlota (Estoril)Sal Rei - Boa Vista20222022: Praia Carlota is named as the terminal point of the Boa Esperanca Nature Reserve boundary in Cabo Verde's protected-area decree, and adjacent marine strips up to 300 m form part of the reserve description.
2022: Praia Carlota is named as the terminal point of the Boa Esperanca Nature Reserve boundary in Cabo Verde's protected-area decree, and adjacent marine strips up to 300 m form part of the reserve description.

The whole rule, on the Praia Carlota (Estoril) page

Praia de ChavesPraia de Chaves - Boa Vista2003has a date window2003/2014: the southern part of the beach falls inside the Morro de Areia nature reserve.
2003/2014: the southern part of the beach falls inside the Morro de Areia nature reserve.

The whole rule, on the Praia de Chaves page

Curral VelhoCurral Velho - Boa Vista2005part of a coastline used by nesting sea turtles - avoid disturbing nesting/hatching areas, especially at night in season.
part of a coastline used by nesting sea turtles - avoid disturbing nesting/hatching areas, especially at night in season.

The whole rule, on the Curral Velho page

Turtle Bay (Bahia)Sal Rei - Boa Vista20262026: no kitesurf-specific permit, zoning, harbour exclusion or launch restriction for Bahia/Turtle Bay has been found, and the island's designated turtle-nesting protected coast is the eastern side, the Costa de Boa Esperança, not the Sal Rei frontage where the schools work.
2026: no kitesurf-specific permit, zoning, harbour exclusion or launch restriction for Bahia/Turtle Bay has been found, and the island's designated turtle-nesting protected coast is the eastern side, the Costa de Boa Esperança, not the Sal Rei frontage where the schools work.

The whole rule, on the Turtle Bay (Bahia) page

Each block is the opening of the record's own rule, kept in its own words. Where two postings do not line up, both are kept and neither is picked for you.

The winds here

what the spot records call the wind, and the knots they quote

Ne trade winds

named by 4 spots here

No spot record quotes a knot range against this wind by name.

The spots this region is known for

tier 1 of the 5 spots here

ErvatãoPraia Carlota (Estoril)

Destinations in Boa Vista

Ervatão - Boa Vistaadvancedquiet4x4 needed2 spots · 1 schoolsSal Rei - Boa Vistabeginner-friendlybuzzing sceneno car needed2 spots · 4 schoolsPraia de Chaves - Boa Vistabeginner-friendlybuzzing scene1 spot

All spots in Boa Vista

Curral VelhomixedErvatãomixedPraia Carlota (Estoril)mixed · beginner okPraia de Chavesmixed · beginner okTurtle Bay (Bahia)mixed

Regions come from OpenStreetMap administrative boundaries; each spot page carries the record behind it. This list runs A to Z; the block above it is the tier order.

Last updated September 2026