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Southern Sal Atlantic coast · Cape Verde · reviewed 2026-10-08

Sal · Ponta Preta and Santa Maria

This southern Sal guide keeps the Ponta Preta Atlantic wave coast separate from the teaching and service bases around Santa Maria and Kite Beach. One destination card must not turn those distinct coasts into one launch.

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Water
Ocean coast
Sports
Wingfoil · Windsurf · Kitesurf
Map references
1 sourced area
Services
Lessons · Rental · Guiding · Storage

Reviewed geographic context

Explore Sal · Ponta Preta and Santa Maria

Atlantic headland · separate Sal riding coasts

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Ponta Preta · coastal reference

The OpenStreetMap node and event map identify Ponta Preta on Sal’s southwest coast.

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Details & sources2 sources

The OpenStreetMap node and event map identify Ponta Preta on Sal’s southwest coast. The point is not a launch, wave-priority boundary, rescue area, or substitute for a same-day operator briefing.

Sources: OpenStreetMap · Ponta Preta node, GWA Wingfoil World Tour · Cape Verde race notice.
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Access & safety

Do not read an event venue as general access
The GWA race notice confirms Ponta Preta as a named wingfoil event area, but does not grant year-round access or establish a safe independent launch. Current conditions, rescue, and wave etiquette remain local checks. Sources: GWA Wingfoil World Tour · Cape Verde race notice, Inês Watersports Center · Sal centres and services.
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Active development review is not a beach rule
Cape Verde’s environment ministry publishes an impact-assessment notice for a Ponta Preta project. It supports place and land-use context only; it does not establish present public access or a riding boundary. Sources: Cape Verde environment ministry · Ponta Preta assessment notice.
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Services & facilities

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Inês Watersports Center

The current operator publishes separate Santa Maria and Ponta Preta centres and offers kite, wingfoil, windsurf, and surf services.

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Details & sources1 source

The current operator publishes separate Santa Maria and Ponta Preta centres and offers kite, wingfoil, windsurf, and surf services. Confirm which base and coast applies to the chosen sport and level.

Sources: Inês Watersports Center · Sal centres and services.
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Kite Beach Cabo Verde

This current east-coast school publishes kite services at Kite Beach and separate Santa Maria services for wingfoil and surf.

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Details & sources1 source

This current east-coast school publishes kite services at Kite Beach and separate Santa Maria services for wingfoil and surf. It is included to preserve the island’s component model, not to place it at Ponta Preta.

Sources: Kite Beach Cabo Verde · island services and seasons.
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Plan the trip

Choose the coast before the provider
Ponta Preta, Santa Maria, and Kite Beach are different riding and service contexts. Confirm the actual meeting point and intended coast before travel or equipment delivery. Sources: Inês Watersports Center · Sal centres and services, Kite Beach Cabo Verde · island services and seasons.
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Windsurf and kite programme context
ION CLUB recommends October to May for Sal. Windsurf teaching and rental use Santa Maria and Ponta Leme; kite lessons and rental are arranged through Santa Maria with sessions at Kite Beach. Ponta Leme can have flatter nearshore water and chop outside. These school programmes do not describe Ponta Preta’s wave conditions. Sources: ION CLUB Sal · Santa Maria, Ponta Leme and Kite Beach · checked 16 October 2026.
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Sources & reviewReviewed 2026-10-08 · 6 references

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