Ponta Preta Beach Live Webcam, Sal Island

Ponta Preta Beach is a sandy beach located northwest of Santa Maria on the southern coast of Sal Island, Cape Verde. It is popular with professional surfers and windsurfers from around the world. The beach spans roughly 2 km and is characterized by powerful waves that can reach up to 4 meters in height. The Dune of Sal, at the southern end of the beach, is considered one of the island’s main natural attractions. A live webcam installed at the Ponta Preta restaurant offers an excellent view of Ponta Preta Beach and the Atlantic Ocean.

Cape Verde (Cabo Verde) is an island nation in the central Atlantic Ocean, lying about 600 km off the west coast of Africa, near Senegal and the city of Dakar. The Cape Verde archipelago consists of 10 main islands, traditionally divided into the Barlavento (Windward) and Sotavento (Leeward) groups. Cape Verde has a dry tropical climate with about 350 sunny days a year; the rainy season typically runs from August to November, but overall rainfall is relatively low.