Barra do Kwanza surf forecast
Barra do Kwanza · Luanda · Angola
Today at Barra do Kwanza: waves 0.6–0.8 m, knee to waist around 07:00 (8 s swell), cross-onshore wind. Poor–Fair for intermediate surfers, fair for beginners, poor for advanced. Updated 28 Oct, 18:53 UTC.
Barra do Kwanza surf forecast, next 7 days
The best daylight hour of each day, rated for each level. No day rates Good for intermediate surfers this week.
| Day | Best | Waves | Wind | Beg. | Int. | Adv. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 07:00 | 0.6–0.8 m | cross-onshore | Fair | Poor–Fair | Poor |
| Thu 29 | 08:00 | 0.6–0.8 m | cross-onshore | Poor–Fair | Poor–Fair | Poor |
| Fri 30 | 14:00 | 0.6–0.8 m | onshore | Poor | Poor | Poor |
| Sat 31 | 09:00 | 0.6–1 m | cross-onshore | Poor–Fair | Poor–Fair | Poor |
| Sun 1 | 06:00 | 0.6–1 m | cross-shore | Poor–Fair | Poor–Fair | Poor |
| Mon 2 | 06:00 | 0.7–1.1 m | cross-onshore | Poor–Fair | Poor–Fair | Poor |
| Tue 3 | 06:00 | 0.8–1.2 m | cross-shore | Poor–Fair | Fair | Poor–Fair |
Model forecast updated 28 Oct, 18:53 UTC. Hour by hour with swell direction, tide and webcams: open the live forecast.
Rock reef under the highest part of the multi-coloured cliffs just south of the Kwanza river mouth, inside Quiçama National Park. Buy the park ticket at the Kwanza bridge, then follow the dirt track across the mudflats to the sand spit and walk south, which is easier at low tide. The main reef breaks both ways, the right shorter and hollower, and is one of the few rights on this coast; two smaller peaks closer to the river are not worth the detour. It starts at 1 to 1.5 m of south to southwest swell on a rising low to mid tide, closes out on big swells, and an afternoon sea breeze blows it out.
- Break
- reef break, peaks both ways; faces WSW
- Level
- intermediate
- Best swell
- SSW, SW, WSW
- Best wind
- NE, ENE, E (offshore)
- Best tide
- low to mid tide
- Season
- May-October
- Typical size
- 1-2 m
- Crowd
- low
- Hazards
- sharks and crocodiles near the river mouth: do not paddle across the Kwanza; flat rock reef; military post on the cliff and park rules in Quiçama
Nearby spots
- Miradouro da Lua, Luanda
- Sangano
- Shipwreck, Palmeirinhas
- Queiroz, Cabo Ledo
- Cabo Ledo
- Buraco, Buraco (Mussulo)
Questions
Is Barra do Kwanza good for beginners?
It is best for intermediate surfers (sharks and crocodiles near the river mouth: do not paddle across the kwanza; flat rock reef).
What swell, wind and tide work best at Barra do Kwanza?
SSW, SW, WSW swell, NE, ENE, E wind (offshore), at low to mid tide. Typical size 1-2 m.
Live swell, wind, tide, a 14-day outlook, satellite pictures and webcams for Barra do Kwanza are in the Surf Spoting app.