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K-Bay
Surf spot · Cabo Verde
Is it worth the trip?
19Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: too small (3 ft swell at 9 s), sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Mon 2 · 19 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 105kJ
- Wind
- NNW 7 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Tue 3 · 20 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 121kJ
- Wind
- NNE 7 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Wed 4 · 25 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 124kJ
- Wind
- N 3 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Thu 5 · 21 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 94kJ
- Wind
- NE 6 kn
- Temp
- 30°C
Fri 6 · 15 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 58kJ
- Wind
- NNE 11 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Sat 7 · 10 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 26kJ
- Wind
- N 12 kn
- Temp
- 30°C
Sun 8 · 8 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft8 shollow
- Energy
- 17kJ
- Wind
- NNW 7 kn
- Temp
- 31°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 112, too small
- Mon 219, too small
- Tue 320, too small
- Wed 425, too small
- Thu 521, too small
- Fri 615, too small
- Sat 710, too small
- Sun 88, too small
- Mon 910, too small
- Tue 1010, too small
The spot in six facts
- Faces Stakes swell from the S
- Offshore: Nwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 3–13 ftof swell
- Water 27 °Cno wetsuit
- Best Jul–Aug5 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 12, too small | 2 ft12 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 66kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots | 31°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 19, too small | 2 ft11 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 105kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-west, 7 knots, offshore | 29°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 20, too small | 3 ft10 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 121kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore | 28°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 25, too small | 3 ft9 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 124kJ | offshorewind from the north, 3 knots, offshore | 28°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 21, too small | 3 ft9 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 94kJ | wind from the north-east, 6 knots | 30°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 15, too small | 2 ft9 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 58kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, offshore | 29°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 10, too small | 1 ft8 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 26kJ | offshorewind from the north, 12 knots, offshore | 30°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 8, too small | 1 ft8 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 17kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-west, 7 knots, offshore | 31°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 10, too small | 2 ft8 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 29kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-west, 10 knots, offshore | 30°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 10, too small | 2 ft8 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 31kJ | offshorewind from the north, 8 knots, offshore | 30°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovLow 05:09 −0.4 mHigh 11:15 +0.2 mLow 17:07 −0.3 mHigh 23:44 +0.5 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 06:24 −0.4 mHigh 12:39 +0.2 mLow 18:24 −0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 01:04 +0.4 mLow 07:41 −0.4 mHigh 14:03 +0.3 mLow 19:46 −0.3 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best Jul–Aug
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun4of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul5of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug5of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep3of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov2of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot and its town
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More surf near here
3 places
- Praia Negra 10 km away
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- Coragi 12.4 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About K-Bay
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces S (158°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (338°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 3–13 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 4). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hard and thick, like a slab. The sea is about 23°C in February, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 28°C in September, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually July and August, with about 5 good days in 7; in January, February and December, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Praia.
Water about 27°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$925–US$1,770 each
about US$925–US$1,770 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, food, board and wetsuit.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to RAI, estimated from distance and season, changing at LIS, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$469–US$978 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$20–US$33 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$167–US$275 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$181–US$342 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$87–US$141 |
| Total | about US$925–US$1,770 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Praia
18 min by car · 30 places to stay
about US$60/nightcountry average
About Praia its beds, food and every spot near it
Nearest beds: Praia, 10 km (about 20 min by car)
About US$60 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 20h 05m
About 20h 05m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → RAI, changing at Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), then 25 min by road
Flights ORD → RAI on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.