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Shipwreck, Angola

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Also within 20 km of Luanda

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Luanda, the nearest town, 41 km away. Photo: Lars Rohwer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Shipwreck

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

The spot faces SW (245°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (65°). 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 1.4 km out (1 in 135). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. 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 July and August, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Luanda.

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

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From Chicago: about 24 h 40 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to NBJ, changing at Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS).

    See flights ORD → NBJ · Skyscanner from about £660 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h 15 from the airport to Shipwreck.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Nearest beds: Luanda, 41 km (about 1h 15 by car)Ad

    No town with beds to book is nearer Shipwreck: plan on the drive each day you surf.

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

    Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).

    See all places to stay in Luanda, 41 km away on Booking.com →

    Closest towns to stay in

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Luanda · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Luanda · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

Shipwreck on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Shipwreck 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 18Oct494 ft9 smushy261kJ25°C
Mon 19Oct353 ft13 smushy269kJ25°C
Tue 20Oct365 ft9 smushy316kJ25°C
Wed 21Oct374 ft8 smushy235kJ25°C
Thu 22Oct433 ft8 smushy134kJ25°C
Fri 23Oct243 ft8 smushy83kJ25°C
Sat 24Oct273 ft8 smushy78kJ25°C
Sun 25Oct242 ft8 smushy66kJ25°C
Mon 26Oct132 ft8 smushy37kJ25°C
Tue 27Oct182 ft7 smushy36kJ25°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 NBJ, changing at LIS, then 1h 15 by road. About 24h 40 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Shipwreck

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 5 ft at 9 s, wind 7 kn (13 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Shipwreck

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, wind 8 kn (15 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Shipwreck

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 3 ft at 8 s, wind 7 kn (12 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 28 of 80.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 33 of 80.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to NBJ, changing at LIS, then 1h 15 by road. About 24h 40 door to door

The trip from Luanda, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,150–£2,225 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 NBJ, estimated from distance and season, changing at LIS, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£660–£1,370
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£70–£115
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£1,150–£2,225

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

Places to eat near Luanda

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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Where to stayAd

Nearest beds: Luanda, 41 km (about 1h 15 by car) · Booking.com

In the waterAd

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