Luanda, Angola

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Luanda, the nearest town, 10 km away. Photo: Lars Rohwer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Luanda

Luanda is a town in Luanda Province, Angola. From Luanda you can reach 2 surf spots, 1 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Point of mussulo, a surf spot 10 km from the centre. Overture lists 81 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is LAD, 4 km away.

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Staying in Luanda

  • 81 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: LAD, 4 km, NBJ, 37 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Luanda. Spots further out are listed below.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Luanda: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Point of mussulo10.1 kmabout 20 min by car2 ft90 kJwind from the west-south-west, 6 knots, too small2 ft110 kJwind from the west-south-west, 11 knots, too small3 ft145 kJwind from the west-south-west, 10 knots, too small3 ft79 kJwind from the west-south-west, 10 knots, too small2 ft51 kJwind from the west-south-west, 7 knots, too small2 ft30 kJwind from the south-west, 4 knots, too small2 ft29 kJwind from the south-west, 6 knots, too small
All readings for Point of mussulo: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Point of mussulo, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct9, too small2 ft9 s90kJwind from the west-south-west, 6 knots26°C
Mon 19Oct7, too small2 ft12 s110kJwind from the west-south-west, 11 knots26°C
Tue 20Oct11, too small3 ft9 s145kJwind from the west-south-west, 10 knots26°C
Wed 21Oct9, too small3 ft8 s79kJwind from the west-south-west, 10 knots26°C
Thu 22Oct6, too small2 ft8 s51kJwind from the west-south-west, 7 knots26°C
Fri 23Oct6, too small2 ft8 s30kJwind from the south-west, 4 knots26°C
Sat 24Oct5, too small2 ft8 s29kJwind from the south-west, 6 knots26°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Luanda, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Further out

This spot is more than 20 km from Luanda. It is the nearest town with beds, so it stays here.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots that stay in Luanda from further out: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Shipwreck41.2 kmabout 1h 15 by car4 ft261 kJwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots, too small3 ft269 kJwind from the west-south-west, 8 knots, too small5 ft316 kJwind from the south-west, 7 knots, too small4 ft235 kJwind from the south-west, 8 knots, too small3 ft134 kJwind from the south-south-west, 8 knots, too small3 ft83 kJwind from the south, 9 knots, too small3 ft78 kJwind from the south-west, 8 knots, too small
All readings for Shipwreck: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Shipwreck, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct20, too small4 ft9 smushy261kJwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots25°C
Mon 19Oct14, too small3 ft13 smushy269kJwind from the west-south-west, 8 knots25°C
Tue 20Oct24, too small5 ft9 smushy316kJwind from the south-west, 7 knots25°C
Wed 21Oct18, too small4 ft8 smushy235kJwind from the south-west, 8 knots25°C
Thu 22Oct14, too small3 ft8 smushy134kJwind from the south-south-west, 8 knots25°C
Fri 23Oct8, too small3 ft8 smushy83kJwind from the south, 9 knots25°C
Sat 24Oct8, too small3 ft8 smushy78kJwind from the south-west, 8 knots25°C

Places to eat near Luanda

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits