Benguela Surf

Benguela Surf Forecast

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.

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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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Benguela Wavefinder

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	Thu		Friday 29			Saturday 30			Sunday 31			Monday 01			Tuesday 02			Wednesday 03			Thu
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Cabo Ledo Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Quicombo Benguela	Quicombo Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Quicombo Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Cabo Ledo Benguela	Cabo Ledo Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Cabo Ledo Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Cabo Ledo Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Quicombo Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela
Rating	1	4	4	1	2	2	1	3	1	0	2	2	0	1	2	0	1	2	0	1	2	0
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.1 SW	1.4 SW	2.2 SW	1.8 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	0.9 SW	1.3 SW	1.5 SW	1.3 SSW	1.0 SW	0.8 SW	1.0 SW	0.8 SW	0.7 SW	0.9 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 WSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW
Period(s)	19	18	16	16	15	15	15	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	13	13	12
Energy	1242	1532	2414	1664	503	489	1123	904	253	618	757	513	282	205	273	188	128	209	152	123	282	251
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	glass	glass	on	cross	glass	on	cross- off	cross	on	cross	on	on	cross	glass	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		2:22AM 1.14		2:35PM 1.29	2:56AM 1.13		3:10PM 1.28	3:39AM 1.16		3:45PM 1.27		4:14AM 1.16	4:20PM 1.26		4:52AM 1.15	4:56PM 1.24		5:30AM 1.14	5:31PM 1.22		6:12AM 1.12	6:08PM 1.20
Low Tide / height (m)		8:21PM 0.27	8:17AM 0.30		8:52PM 0.22	8:53AM 0.26		9:31PM 0.18	9:30AM 0.25		10:05PM 0.17	10:10AM 0.28		10:42PM 0.16	10:46AM 0.31		11:19PM 0.17	11:24AM 0.34		11:54PM 0.20	12:05PM 0.39
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	25	23	26	25	24	27	25	23	26	26	23	25	25	22	25	25	22	24	24	22	25	24
Low °C	23	22	25	23	23	27	23	22	26	23	22	25	23	21	24	23	21	23	22	20	23	22
Chill °C (?)	25	23	26	25	24	27	25	23	26	26	23	25	25	22	25	25	22	24	24	22	25	24
Sunrise	-	-	6:16	-	-	6:16	-	-	6:16	-	-	6:16	-	-	6:16	-	-	6:16	-	-	6:16	-
Sunset	5:52	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:52
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 SW	1.4 SW	2.2 SW	1.8 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 SW	0.9 SW	1.3 SW	1.5 SW	1.3 SSW	1.0 SW	0.8 SW	1.0 SW	0.8 SW	0.7 SW	0.9 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 WSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW
Period (s)	12	18	16	16	15	15	15	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	13	13	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SW	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SW	-	-	0.5 SW	0.2 WSW	0.3 SW	0.3 WSW	-	-
Period (s)	19	12	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	4	16	15	5	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 WSW	-	-	0.3 WSW	-	-	0.3 WNW	-	-	0.4 WNW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	3	-	-	3	-	-	3

	Thursday 28			Friday 29								Saturday 30								Sunday 31
	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Quicombo Benguela	Quicombo Benguela	Cabo Ledo Benguela	Cabo Ledo Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Quicombo Benguela	Quicombo Benguela	Quicombo Benguela	Quicombo Benguela	Quicombo Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Quicombo Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Quicombo Benguela
Rating	1	1	2	4	2	3	4	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	3	3	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.1 SW	1.3 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	2.2 SW	2.2 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.2 WSW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	0.9 WSW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	0.9 SW
Period(s)	19	18	18	18	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	13
Energy	1242	1450	1602	1532	993	857	2414	2354	1664	1420	600	503	496	489	489	1154	1123	362	911	904	802	257
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	on	cross- on	glass	cross	glass	glass	on	on	on	cross	cross	cross	glass	glass	on	on	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	off
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	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)	1:59PM 1.28				2:17AM 1.12				2:35PM 1.29				2:56AM 1.13				3:10PM 1.28				3:39AM 1.16
Low Tide / height (m)			8:21PM 0.27				8:17AM 0.30				8:52PM 0.22				8:53AM 0.26				9:31PM 0.18
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	25	23	23	22	22	22	25	26	25	23	23	24	24	24	27	27	25	24	23	22	22	23
Chill °C (?)	25	23	23	22	22	22	25	26	25	23	23	24	24	24	27	27	25	24	23	22	22	23
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:16
Sunset	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 SW	1.3 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	2.2 SW	2.2 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.2 WSW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	0.9 WSW	1.5 SW	1.5 SW	1.4 SW	0.9 SW
Period (s)	12	18	18	18	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	-	0.2 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SW	-	-
Period (s)	19	12	12	12	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Thursday 28	Friday 29
	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM
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	Quicombo Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Sumbe Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Cabo Ledo Benguela	Quicombo Benguela	Quicombo Benguela	Sumbe Benguela	Quicombo Benguela	Quicombo Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Barra da Cuanza Benguela	Cabo Ledo Benguela	Sumbe Benguela
Rating	1	1	2	4	2	3	4	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	3	3	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.9 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.8 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.3 SW	1.0 WSW	1.3 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 WSW	1.4 SW	2.2 SW	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	2.2 SW	1.3 WSW
Period(s)	19	19	19	18	17	18	17	18	18	18	17	18	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Energy	1078	1257	1242	629	705	1450	764	1504	1602	1588	1021	1532	3053	897	993	864	868	857	1793	1771	2414	835
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross	cross	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)	1:59PM 1.28													2:17AM 1.12
Low Tide / height (m)								8:21PM 0.27												8:19AM 0.30
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	27	25	25	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	24	25	27
Chill °C (?)	27	25	25	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	24	25	27
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:16	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	5:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.3 SW	1.0 WSW	1.3 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 WSW	1.4 SW	2.2 SW	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	2.2 SW	1.3 WSW
Period (s)	13	12	12	12	17	18	17	18	18	18	17	18	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.1 SW	0.7 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.7 SW	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	-	-	-	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	-	-	-	0.2 WSW
Period (s)	19	19	19	18	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	-	-	-	6	6	-	-	-	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Benguela Surf Breaks

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