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Barra da Cuanza ratings
Quality on a good day: 2.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 1.0
Crowds: 4.0

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Barra da Cuanza Surf Forecast / Angola – Benguela / Angola

2 – 7 Day Weather and Surf Issued (local time): 06 am Sunday 03 Jun 2012

Barra da Cuanza surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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Energy
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Largest waves (m) & direction (?) 0.9
SSW
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SSW
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Period (s) (?) 12 12 12 11 11 16 14 14 13 13 14 13 10 10 12 12 12 11
Surfscale
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Max-energy 215 156 117 70 47 85 203 313 282 199 322 299 267 229 221 148 137 283
Wind
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15
E 10
SW 15
SSE 10
SE 20
SW 20
SSE 5
SSE 20
WSW 10
SSW 5
NNE 20
W 10
SSW 0
N 20
WSW 15
SSE 5
SE 20
WSW 20
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Wind State (?) cross-
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Key to wind character - offshore winds at Barra da Cuanza blow from the NE
onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy
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Today's Barra da Cuanza sea temperature is 25.0 °C (Statistics for 03 Jun 1981-2005 - mean: 25.0 max: 27.0 min: 23.1 °C)

Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Mostly dry. Very warm air temperatures (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. Days 3-6 Weather Summary: Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
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Rain (mm) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
High °C 30 30 26 28 27 25 27 26 24 26 25 23 25 24 23 25 25 23
Low °C 26 27 23 25 26 23 25 25 23 24 24 22 24 23 22 24 24 22
Chill °C (?) 30 30 26 28 27 25 27 26 24 26 25 23 25 24 23 25 25 23
Sunrise 6:16 - - 6:16 - - 6:18 - - 6:18 - - 6:18 - - 6:18 - -
Sunset - 17:52 - - 17:52 - - 17:53 - - 17:53 - - 17:53 - - 17:53 -
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