Ambriz Beach, Angola

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Luanda, is 111 km away. Nearest airport: LAD (LAD), 114 km.

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About Ambriz Beach

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

The spot faces W (269°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (89°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea is about 21°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 28°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually April, May, July and August, with about 3 good days in 7; in October, about 0. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Luanda, is 111 km away. Nearest airport: LAD (LAD), 114 km.

Water about 25°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 26 h 10 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to NBJ, changing at Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS).
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Getting there. 2 h 45 from the airport to Ambriz Beach.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Luanda, is 111 km away. Nearest airport: LAD (LAD), 114 km.
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Forecast

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Ambriz Beach, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	49, good	4 ft9 s	244kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots	25°C
Mon 19Oct	29, too small	3 ft7 s	76kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots	25°C
Tue 20Oct	43, fair	4 ft10 s	305kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	45, fair	4 ft8 s	220kJ	wind from the south-west, 7 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	34, poor	3 ft8 s	126kJ	wind from the south-west, 8 knots	25°C
Fri 23Oct	28, too small	3 ft8 s	85kJ	wind from the south, 11 knots	25°C
Sat 24Oct	24, too small	2 ft8 s	76kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	26°C
Sun 25Oct	26, too small	3 ft7 s	66kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	26°C
Mon 26Oct	13, too small	2 ft8 s	40kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots	26°C
Tue 27Oct	15, too small	2 ft7 s	34kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots	26°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. 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.

Your trip, day by day

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

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to NBJ, changing at LIS, then 2h 45 by road. About 26h 10 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Ambriz Beach
Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 4 ft at 10 s, wind 6 kn (11 km/h).
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Ambriz Beach
Best 13:00 to 16:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, wind 7 kn (13 km/h).
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Ambriz Beach
Best 13:00 to 16:00 local time: 3 ft at 8 s, wind 8 kn (15 km/h).
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 33 of 80.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 26 of 80.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to NBJ, changing at LIS, then 2h 45 by road. About 26h 10 door to door

Rough cost

About £985–£1,945 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return ORD to NBJ, estimated from distance and season, changing at LIS, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£660–£1,370
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£70–£115
Food	7 days eating out	£155–£290
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£985–£1,945

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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