Buraco, Angola

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Luanda, 35 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: LAD (LAD), 31 km.

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About Buraco

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

The spot faces NW (305°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (125°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–12 ft of swell. The sea is about 21°C in August, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 29°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually August, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Luanda, 35 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: LAD (LAD), 31 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 24 h 40 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. 1 h 15 from the airport to Buraco.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Luanda, 35 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: LAD (LAD), 31 km.
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Forecast

Buraco 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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Buraco, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	44, fair	4 ft9 s	264kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots	25°C
Mon 19Oct	28, too small	3 ft13 s	269kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots	25°C
Tue 20Oct	33, poor	4 ft9 s	317kJ	wind from the south-west, 7 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	36, fair	4 ft8 s	237kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 9 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	38, fair	3 ft8 s	134kJ	wind from the south-west, 7 knots	25°C
Fri 23Oct	21, too small	3 ft8 s	79kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 9 knots	25°C
Sat 24Oct	25, too small	3 ft8 s	77kJ	wind from the south-west, 7 knots	25°C
Sun 25Oct	20, too small	2 ft8 s	66kJ	wind from the south-west, 7 knots	25°C
Mon 26Oct	16, too small	2 ft8 s	40kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots	25°C
Tue 27Oct	14, too small	2 ft7 s	36kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots	25°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 1h 15 by road. About 24h 40 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Buraco
Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 4 ft at 9 s, wind 7 kn (14 km/h).
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Buraco
Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, wind 9 kn (16 km/h).
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Buraco
Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 3 ft at 8 s, wind 7 kn (13 km/h).
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 31 of 80.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 32 of 80.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to NBJ, changing at LIS, then 1h 15 by road. About 24h 40 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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