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Kitesurfing in Sal

5 spots · 1 destination · 11 schools

Sal's kite scene centers on Kite Beach at Costa da Fragata, a short ride from Santa Maria, where the NNE-NE Alisios trades blow cross-onshore into sandy, chop-and-shorebreak water that suits lessons and upwind progression from November to June.

Spots with a rule5a permit, a zone or a closed season in the recordBeginner spots1where the record says a beginner can rideSeasonJanuary to Junesomewhere in the region, and again November to DecemberWindsNe trade windsnamed by two or more of its spots

Murdeira, on the west coast inside Baia da Murdeira, is a different animal: Canoa's wave riding and Calheta Funda's reef breaks are for intermediate and advanced kiters, with anything over 2 meters strictly advanced.

Sal holds 5 kitesurf spots in our atlas, grouped into 1 destination. Riding here is mostly waves. The season runs January to June. 1 of them suits beginners. 11 schools operate in the region. The busiest areas are Santa Maria - Sal.

When you may ride

the rules these spots carry, with the year on each

Kite Beach (Santa Maria)Santa Maria - Sal20262026: Kite Beach and the Costa da Fragata lie inside the 2,693-hectare Costa da Fragata nature reserve, a key loggerhead nesting beach where unregulated vehicle and horse traffic, sand extraction and tourism development are the listed pressures on the dunes.
2026: Kite Beach and the Costa da Fragata lie inside the 2,693-hectare Costa da Fragata nature reserve, a key loggerhead nesting beach where unregulated vehicle and horse traffic, sand extraction and tourism development are the listed pressures on the dunes.

The whole rule, on the Kite Beach (Santa Maria) page

Ponta PretaSanta Maria - Sal20262026: no kite permit, municipal zone or seasonal ban applies, but the point sits inside the Reserva Natural da Ponta do Sinó, a 5,720-hectare reserve at the edge of a tourism development zone whose terrestrial area was recently cut by 27 hectares.
2026: no kite permit, municipal zone or seasonal ban applies, but the point sits inside the Reserva Natural da Ponta do Sinó, a 5,720-hectare reserve at the edge of a tourism development zone whose terrestrial area was recently cut by 27 hectares.

The whole rule, on the Ponta Preta page

Ponta LemeSanta Maria - Sal20262026: No kite-specific permit or municipal zoning rule is published for Ponta Leme.
2026: No kite-specific permit or municipal zoning rule is published for Ponta Leme.

The whole rule, on the Ponta Leme page

Ponta SinoSanta Maria - Sal20262026: no kite-specific permit, zoning or seasonal restriction applies to Ponta do Sinó.
2026: no kite-specific permit, zoning or seasonal restriction applies to Ponta do Sinó.

The whole rule, on the Ponta Sino page

MurdeiraSanta Maria - Sal20222022: Baia da Murdeira is a designated Marine Nature Reserve in Cabo Verde's protected-area network; no kitesurf-specific permit or zoning rule is published.
2022: Baia da Murdeira is a designated Marine Nature Reserve in Cabo Verde's protected-area network; no kitesurf-specific permit or zoning rule is published.

The whole rule, on the Murdeira 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

Kite Beach (Santa Maria)Ponta Preta

Destinations in Sal

Santa Maria - Salwavesbeginner-friendlybuzzing scene5 spots · 11 schools

All spots in Sal

Kite Beach (Santa Maria)mixed · beginner okMurdeiramixedPonta LememixedPonta PretawavesPonta Sinomixed

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