Affenrucken point, Namibia

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Oranjemund, is 101 km away. Nearest airport: OMD (OMD), 105 km.

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About Affenrucken point

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces W (274°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (94°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–12 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 27). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 13°C in July, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 17°C in January, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Oranjemund, is 101 km away. Nearest airport: OMD (OMD), 105 km.

Water about 14°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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Forecast and score for expert surfers at Affenrucken point, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	30, poor	8 ft10 scrumbling	1,071kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 18 knots	15°C
Mon 19Oct	32, poor	7 ft9 scrumbling	722kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 17 knots, offshore	15°C
Tue 20Oct	22, too small	5 ft9 scrumbling	304kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 13 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	30, too small	5 ft8 scrumbling	309kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots, offshore	14°C
Thu 22Oct	27, poor	6 ft9 scrumbling	491kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	14, too small	5 ft9 scrumbling	309kJ	wind from the south-east, 17 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	11, too small	4 ft9 scrumbling	261kJ	wind from the south-east, 14 knots	16°C
Sun 25Oct	22, poor	6 ft6 smushy	277kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots	15°C
Mon 26Oct	14, too small	5 ft6 smushy	191kJ	wind from the south-east, 16 knots, offshore	15°C
Tue 27Oct	9, too small	5 ft6 smushy	201kJ	wind from the south-east, 15 knots	16°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

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6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
No way there we can work out.
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 5 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Affenrucken point
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 5 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Affenrucken point
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 6 ft at 9 s, wind 11 kn (20 km/h).
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 16 of 80.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
No way there we can work out.

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