Cote Sauvage Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Pointe Noire, Republic of the Congo)

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Cote Sauvage Surf Guide

Cote Sauvage in Pointe Noire is an exposed beach and reef break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the northeast and there is no shelter here from cross shore breezes. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the west southwest. The beach breaks consists of lefts and there is left hand reef break too. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up.

Cote Sauvage Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef	2	fairly consistent	25.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Cote Sauvage:

The best conditions reported for surf at Cote Sauvage occur when a West-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Cote Sauvage (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Cote Sauvage with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 28% of the time in January while 72% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 0% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

28%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

72%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Cote Sauvage Location Map

Interactive Cote Sauvage surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Cote Sauvage is Pointe Noire (Pointe-noire) Airport (PNR) in Congo, 5 km (3 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Cote Sauvage is Cabinda Airport (CAB) in Angola, 95 km (59 miles) away.

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Cote Sauvage Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 14:26 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Wave (m)	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW
Period (s)	12	12	12	10
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on

What does Cote Sauvage look like?

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Credit: Nico

Tides at Cote Sauvage

Current tide and informaton

For Pointe Noire, Congo, 3 km from Cote Sauvage.

Next High Water: 06:39pm | 1.41m

Next Low Water: 01:10am | 0.43m

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Cote Sauvage Sea Temperature

Sunny with very warm air temperatures, feeling like 25.0 °C once we account for any wind. Sea temperatures (25.6 °C) very warm too. Staying comfortable in the water at Cote Sauvage won't be a problem, but wear at least a rash-vest to keep the UV off.

Today, many surfers would wear a rashvest wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 25.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite