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6:18 pm 11 Aug 2011


Le Piege ratings
Quality on a good day: 2.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Crowds: 4.0

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Le Piege Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Democratic-Republic-of-the-Congo – Pointe Noire)

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Name: Le Piege
Type: point
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: WSW Offshore Wind: ENE

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Overall Le Piege Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Le Piege:

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Closest break Cote Sauvage 3 mi
Second closest break Chicala 296 mi
Third closest break Mussulo 297 mi
Fourth closest break Buraco 305 mi
Fifth closest break Petit Loango 306 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Le Piege:

Closest wave buoy Lion Buoy 3256 mi
Second closest wave buoy Nice Buoy 3324 mi
Third closest wave buoy Gascogne Buoy 3594 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Brittany Buoy 3807 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Greenwich Buoy 3863 mi

Tide stations nearest to Le Piege:

Closest tide station Durban, South Africa 2142 mi
Second closest tide station Fernando de Noronha, Brazil 3050 mi
Third closest tide station Rocas, Atol das, Brazil 3146 mi
Fourth closest tide station Cabedelo, Brazil 3211 mi
Fifth closest tide station Tambau, Brazil 3211 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Le Piege:

Closest ski area Afri-Ski (Lesotho) 1998 mi
Second closest ski area Tiffindell (South Africa) 2074 mi
Third closest ski area Oukaimeden (Morocco) 2807 mi
Fourth closest ski area Oukaimeden (Morocco) 2807 mi
Fifth closest ski area Oukaimeden (Morocco) 2807 mi

city weather forecast website

Town and city forecasts close to Le Piege:

Closest city location Loandjili (Congo) 2 mi
Second closest city location Pointe-Noire (Congo) 4 mi
Third closest city location Cabinda (Angola) 60 mi
Fourth closest city location Dolisie (Congo) 71 mi
Fifth closest city location Tshela (Democratic Republic of the Congo) 78 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Le Piege is Pointe Noire (Pointe-noire) Airport (PNR) in Congo, 8 km (5 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Le Piege is Cabinda Airport (CAB) in Angola, 100 km (62 miles) away.
  • Third is Dolisie (Loudima) Airport (DIS) in Congo, 112 km (70 miles) away.
  • Muanda Airport (MNB) in Zaire is 141 km (88 miles) away.
  • Soyo Airport (SZA) in Angola is the fifth nearest airport to Le Piege and is 164 km (102 miles) away.
Le Piege break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Le Piege, Democratic-Republic-of-the-Congo - Pointe Noire. Use the tab navigation above to view Le Piege sea temperature, Le Piege photographs, Le Piege detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Le Piege webcams, current wind from Democratic-Republic-of-the-Congo - Pointe Noire live weather stations and Le Piege tide predictions. The Democratic Republic of the Congo swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Democratic Republic of the Congo and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Democratic Republic of the Congo wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Le Piege.