Pointe-Noire, Congo

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About Pointe-Noire

Pointe-Noire is a town in Pointe-Noire District, Congo. From Pointe-Noire you can reach 4 surf spots. The nearest is Cote sauvage, a surf spot 2.7 km from the centre. Overture lists 28 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is PNR, 5 km away.

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Staying in Pointe-Noire

  • 28 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: PNR, 5 km, CAB, 97 km, SZA, 160 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Pointe-Noire.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Pointe-Noire each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Pointe-Noire too.

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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

Surf spots within 20 km of Pointe-Noire: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Cote sauvage2.7 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up3 ft214 kJwind from the south-south-west, 8 knots3 ft109 kJwind from the south, 7 knots4 ft234 kJwind from the south-south-west, 8 knots4 ft197 kJwind from the south-south-west, 9 knots4 ft169 kJwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots3 ft91 kJwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots2 ft32 kJwind from the south, 8 knots
All readings for Cote sauvage: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Cote sauvage, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct44, fair3 ft10 smushy214kJwind from the south-south-west, 8 knots26°C
Mon 19Oct32, poor3 ft8 smushy109kJwind from the south, 7 knots26°C
Tue 20Oct40, fair4 ft10 smushy234kJwind from the south-south-west, 8 knots26°C
Wed 21Oct43, fair4 ft9 smushy197kJwind from the south-south-west, 9 knots26°C
Thu 22Oct44, fair4 ft8 smushy169kJwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots26°C
Fri 23Oct29, poor3 ft7 smushy91kJwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots26°C
Sat 24Oct17, too small2 ft7 smushy32kJwind from the south, 8 knots26°C
Djeno rocher16.8 kmabout 30 min by carIntermediate and up3 ft177 kJwind from the south-south-west, 8 knots3 ft80 kJwind from the south, 7 knots3 ft181 kJwind from the south, 9 knots3 ft167 kJwind from the south, 8 knots3 ft122 kJwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots3 ft72 kJwind from the south-south-west, 7 knots2 ft29 kJwind from the south, 8 knots
All readings for Djeno rocher: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Djeno rocher, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct39, fair3 ft10 smushy177kJwind from the south-south-west, 8 knots26°C
Mon 19Oct27, too small3 ft8 smushy80kJwind from the south, 7 knots26°C
Tue 20Oct35, poor3 ft10 smushy181kJwind from the south, 9 knots26°C
Wed 21Oct40, fair3 ft9 smushy167kJwind from the south, 8 knots26°C
Thu 22Oct39, fair3 ft8 smushy122kJwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots26°C
Fri 23Oct25, too small3 ft7 smushy72kJwind from the south-south-west, 7 knots26°C
Sat 24Oct16, too small2 ft7 smushy29kJwind from the south, 8 knots26°C
Le piege3.9 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up4 ft247 kJwind from the south-south-west, 8 knots3 ft125 kJwind from the south, 7 knots4 ft260 kJwind from the south-south-west, 8 knots4 ft209 kJwind from the south-south-west, 8 knots4 ft200 kJwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots3 ft101 kJwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots2 ft34 kJwind from the south, 9 knots
All readings for Le piege: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Le piege, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct45, fair4 ft10 s247kJwind from the south-south-west, 8 knots26°C
Mon 19Oct33, poor3 ft8 s125kJwind from the south, 7 knots26°C
Tue 20Oct40, fair4 ft10 s260kJwind from the south-south-west, 8 knots26°C
Wed 21Oct42, fair4 ft9 s209kJwind from the south-south-west, 8 knots26°C
Thu 22Oct45, fair4 ft8 s200kJwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots26°C
Fri 23Oct29, poor3 ft7 s101kJwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots26°C
Sat 24Oct16, too small2 ft6 s34kJwind from the south, 9 knots26°C
Mvassa9.5 kmabout 20 min by carIntermediate and up3 ft214 kJwind from the south-west, 7 knots3 ft109 kJwind from the south, 6 knots4 ft234 kJwind from the south-south-west, 8 knots4 ft197 kJwind from the south-south-west, 7 knots4 ft169 kJwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots3 ft91 kJwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots2 ft32 kJwind from the south-south-west, 7 knots
All readings for Mvassa: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Mvassa, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct47, fair3 ft10 smushy214kJwind from the south-west, 7 knots27°C
Mon 19Oct33, poor3 ft8 smushy109kJwind from the south, 6 knots27°C
Tue 20Oct44, fair4 ft10 smushy234kJwind from the south-south-west, 8 knots27°C
Wed 21Oct46, fair4 ft9 smushy197kJwind from the south-south-west, 7 knots28°C
Thu 22Oct47, fair4 ft8 smushy169kJwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots28°C
Fri 23Oct31, poor3 ft7 smushy91kJwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots27°C
Sat 24Oct17, too small2 ft7 smushy32kJwind from the south-south-west, 7 knots27°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Pointe-Noire, 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).

Places to eat near Pointe-Noire

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