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Mvassa, Congo

Stay in Pointe-Noire: see the trip Its beds, the way there and every spot near it.

Also within 20 km of Pointe-Noire

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About Mvassa

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

The spot faces SW (241°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (61°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 600 m out (1 in 62). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 22°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 29°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually May, June and July, with about 5 good days in 7; in January, February and December, about 2. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Pointe-Noire, 9.5 km away (about 20 min by car).

Water about 26°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 24 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to PNR, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG).

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  2. Getting there. 25 min from the airport to Mvassa.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Mvassa does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

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

DayScoreInter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct454 ft10 smushy231kJ27°C
Mon 19Oct323 ft8 smushy109kJ27°C
Tue 20Oct454 ft10 smushy234kJ28°C
Wed 21Oct484 ft9 smushy197kJ27°C
Thu 22Oct454 ft8 smushy169kJ28°C
Fri 23Oct283 ft7 smushy91kJ28°C
Sat 24Oct192 ft7 smushy32kJ28°C
Sun 25Oct253 ft8 smushy68kJ28°C
Mon 26Oct232 ft8 smushy51kJ27°C
Tue 27Oct222 ft7 smushy42kJ27°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.

Your trip, day by day

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

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to PNR, changing at CDG, then 25 min by road. About 24h 25 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Mvassa

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 4 ft at 10 s, wind 7 kn (13 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Mvassa

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 4 ft at 9 s, wind 8 kn (14 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Mvassa

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, wind 6 kn (10 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Le piege

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 3 ft at 7 s, wind 7 kn (13 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to PNR, changing at CDG, then 25 min by road. About 24h 25 door to door

The plan picks the best of 3 spots near Pointe-Noire each day: Cote sauvage, Le piege, Mvassa.

The trip from Pointe-Noire, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,070–£2,085 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to PNR, estimated from distance and season, changing at CDG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£635–£1,320
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£15–£25
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£165–£280
Food7 days eating out£155–£290
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£65–£105
Total£1,070–£2,085

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

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

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