Surf: If you’re lucky, and the persistent NE trade winds stop blowing, then the regulation 1-5ft (0.3-1.5m) NE wind swell might clean up, meaning a check for rare long lefts, at the far end of Fragata Beach. There may be some good discoveries on the east coast in such conditions, but it’s sharky. Environment: Don’t forget about the other islands, with good waves to be found on Boa Vista, Santiago and Sao Vicente in both winter N and summer S swells.