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Barra da Cuanza surfForecast / Benguela / Angola

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 WAT
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Barra da Cuanza surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Barra da Cuanza sea temperature is
25.5° C
 (Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Barra da Cuanza today?

The current surf forecast for Barra da Cuanza at 4AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (18 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (18 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

Table - waves today at Barra da Cuanza. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)11111111111010101010109999999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)142142142142258235226251241268257251220220192192188188166162162135132115
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
S
10
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:27AM
1.28
4:02PM
1.21
4:02AM
1.34
4:38PM
1.27
4:36AM
1.37
5:13PM
1.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:17PM
0.31
9:50AM
0.14
9:55PM
0.28
10:25AM
0.09
10:32PM
0.27
10:59AM
0.06
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise---5:58-------6:00-------6:00----
Sunset------6:35-------6:35-------6:35-
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252525252627272525242424262726252424242426272625
Feels °C (?)262727272928282627262727292826262426262728272626
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