Benguela Surf

Detailed Benguela surf forecast maps and the latest eyeball surf report from local surfers in the region. Near-shore swell is shown on the map together with the surf forecast rating for spots in Benguela. Find the best places to surf in offshore conditions by selecting the wind option on the forecast map. Windsurfers and kite surfers can also use this option to find more favorable cross-shore conditions in Benguela. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in Benguela over the next 7 days. Surf photos from Benguela and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

Benguela Surf Forecast

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Benguela Surf Forecast map for predicting the best wave and wind conditions across the region. For surfers, the map shows the most powerful swell tracking across near-shore open water and not the peak waves experienced by boats out at sea. Move your mouse over the ocean swell symbols or the surf breaks on the coastline to see a more detailed surf forecast including wave period and wind conditions. The forecast updates every 6 hours and most live weather reports update every hour. You can animate the Benguela Surf map or show live wind and wave conditions as reported from wavebuoys and local weather stations. Surf breaks shown along the Benguela coastline are also listed below.

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	Sun	Monday 25			Tuesday 26			Wednesday 27			Thursday 28			Friday 29			Saturday 30			Sunday 31
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Quicombo Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Quicombo Benguela	Quicombo Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Cabo Ledo Benguela	Cabo Ledo Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Quicombo Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Sumbe Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Cabo Ledo Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Cabo Ledo Benguela
Rating	1	2	0	1	1	1	4	4	0	3	3	2	4	4	1	4	4	1	4	3	0	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.9 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.9 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.3 WSW	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	0.8 WSW	1.4 SW	1.8 SW	1.2 WSW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.8 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.4 SW
Period(s)	16	15	18	16	15	16	14	14	14	13	13	18	18	16	16	16	16	15	14	14	13	13
Energy	437	364	695	418	490	858	1131	1074	641	555	653	629	1532	1728	662	1384	1248	1048	1382	656	560	623
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	glass	on	cross- on	cross	on	glass	glass	cross- on	glass	glass	on	glass	glass	on	glass	glass	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- on	cross
High Tide / height (m)	10:53PM 1.06	11:47AM 1.18		11:52PM 1.05	12:36PM 1.21		12:51AM 1.09		1:21PM 1.27	1:40AM 1.11		1:56PM 1.25	2:22AM 1.14		2:32PM 1.25	3:01AM 1.15		3:10PM 1.28	3:37AM 1.16		3:45PM 1.27
Low Tide / height (m)		5:06AM 0.30	6:06PM 0.46		6:02AM 0.31	6:59PM 0.40		6:53AM 0.32		7:43PM 0.33	7:38AM 0.31		8:21PM 0.27	8:19AM 0.30		8:57PM 0.22	8:57AM 0.28		9:30PM 0.19	9:34AM 0.28		10:05PM 0.17
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	23	26	26	24	27	26	24	26	26	23	26	25	23	26	25	23	26	25	23	26	25	23
Low °C	22	26	24	23	27	24	23	25	24	22	25	23	22	25	23	21	25	23	22	25	23	22
Chill °C (?)	23	26	26	24	27	26	24	26	26	23	26	25	23	26	25	23	26	25	23	26	25	23
Sunrise	-	6:15	-	-	6:15	-	-	6:15	-	-	6:15	-	-	6:15	-	-	6:16	-	-	6:16	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:46	-	-	5:46	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:52	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	0.7 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.3 WSW	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 WSW	1.4 SW	1.8 SW	1.2 WSW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.8 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.4 SW
Period (s)	5	15	14	16	15	16	14	14	14	13	13	12	18	16	16	16	16	15	14	14	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 SW	0.6 WSW	0.7 SW	0.6 WSW	0.5 SW	-	0.7 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.8 WSW	1.1 SW	-	0.3 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	16	6	18	6	6	-	6	6	6	6	20	18	12	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	1.0 SW	-	-	0.8 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	6	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Sun	Monday 25								Tuesday 26								Wednesday 27
	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Quicombo Benguela	Quicombo Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Quicombo Benguela	Quicombo Benguela	Quicombo Benguela	Quicombo Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Quicombo Benguela	Cabo Ledo Benguela	Cabo Ledo Benguela	Cabo Ledo Benguela	Cabo Ledo Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela
Rating	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	1	0	1	0	2	4	4	4	4	0
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.9 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.2 SW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.6 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.3 WSW
Period(s)	15	16	16	14	15	14	18	18	15	16	16	16	15	16	16	16	14	14	14	14	14	14
Energy	456	437	456	301	364	649	695	696	607	418	394	530	490	763	858	858	443	1131	1218	1210	1074	677
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	glass	cross	on	on	on	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- on
Tide State	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		10:53PM 1.06				11:51AM 1.21				11:52PM 1.05				12:39PM 1.24				12:51AM 1.09
Low Tide / height (m)				5:06AM 0.30				6:06PM 0.46				6:02AM 0.31				6:59PM 0.40				6:53AM 0.32
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	23	23	22	23	26	28	26	24	24	23	23	24	27	28	26	24	25	24	23	23	26	27
Chill °C (?)	23	23	22	23	26	28	26	24	24	23	23	24	27	28	26	24	25	24	23	23	26	27
Sunrise	-	-	-	6:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:15	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	1.0 SW	0.9 SW	1.0 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.2 SW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.6 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	1.3 WSW
Period (s)	15	5	16	14	15	6	14	6	15	16	16	16	15	16	16	16	14	14	14	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 WSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SSW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.9 SW	0.7 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.8 SW	-	0.8 SW	0.4 WSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SW
Period (s)	10	16	6	6	6	14	18	14	7	6	6	6	6	7	-	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	1.0 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	7	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Sunday 24	Monday 25
	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Cabo Ledo Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Quicombo Benguela	Sumbe Benguela	Quicombo Benguela	Quicombo Benguela	Quicombo Benguela	Quicombo Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela
Rating	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	1	0	1	0	2	4	4	4	4	0
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	1.0 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW
Period(s)	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	14	14	14	18	18	18
Energy	432	452	456	479	533	437	437	609	456	219	295	301	320	365	364	562	528	649	649	968	695	695
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- on	cross	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	on	on	on
High Tide / height (m)				10:53PM 1.06													11:51AM 1.21
Low Tide / height (m)											5:06AM 0.30
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	23	23	23	24	25	26	28	29	28	27	26	26	25
Chill °C (?)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	23	23	23	24	25	26	28	29	28	27	26	26	25
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW
Period (s)	15	15	15	15	5	5	5	6	16	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	6	6	6	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SSW	0.5 SW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	16	16	16	16	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	14	14	14	18	18	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW
Period (s)	7	7	7	7	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	6	6

Benguela Surf Breaks

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