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Oranjemund mouth, Namibia

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Oranjemund, Namibia (2019)
Oranjemund, the nearest town, 9 km away. Photo: Chtrede, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Oranjemund mouth

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

The spot faces SW (224°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (44°). 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 very gently: 10 m deep about 1.6 km out (1 in 161). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 12°C in September, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 17°C in January, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually April and June, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Oranjemund, 9.1 km away (about 20 min by car).

Water about 13°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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Forecast

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Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Oranjemund mouth, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct0, too big8 ft10 smushy1,170kJwind from the south-south-east, 18 knots15°C
Mon 19Oct0, too big8 ft8 ssoft775kJwind from the east-south-east, 12 knots14°C
Tue 20Oct29, poor5 ft9 smushy364kJwind from the south-south-east, 9 knots14°C
Wed 21Oct22, poor5 ft8 ssoft341kJwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots14°C
Thu 22Oct11, poor5 ft9 smushy434kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots16°C
Fri 23Oct26, poor5 ft9 ssoft326kJwind from the south-east, 10 knots16°C
Sat 24Oct23, poor5 ft7 smushy183kJwind from the south-south-east, 9 knots15°C
Sun 25Oct5, poor6 ft6 smushy211kJwind from the south, 12 knots15°C
Mon 26Oct14, poor4 ft7 smushy131kJwind from the south-south-east, 20 knots14°C
Tue 27Oct15, poor5 ft6 smushy190kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots15°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 intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

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  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Oranjemund mouth

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 5 ft at 9 s, wind 9 kn (16 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Oranjemund mouth

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 5 ft at 8 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Oranjemund mouth

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 5 ft at 9 s, wind 6 kn (12 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Oranjemund mouth

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 5 ft at 9 s, wind 10 kn (18 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Oranjemund mouth

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 5 ft at 7 s, wind 9 kn (17 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    No way there we can work out.

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  • Don Esteban Steakhouse & BarSteakhouse · 0.2 km from the centre

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