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Ilha de Luanda - North Point kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Angola · Luanda

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 1 m -8.76 | 13.26

Overview

  • Kitesurf
  • Wingfoil
  • Windsurf
North Point is a kitesurfing spot located at the northern tip of Ilha de Luanda, in Angola. This spot benefits from open exposure to southwest winds and offers a body of water between the bay and the ocean. The north point allows riding with different wind orientations. Spot for intermediate riders, with Atlantic tides to take into account.
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Spot forecast for Ilha de Luanda - North Point

Sunrise 05:41 · Sunset 18:01

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 1.9 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24 Now05:090.7 m11:271.1 m17:390.5 m00:231.2 m06:140.6 m12:251.2 m18:290.5 m01:051.3 m07:040.5 m13:111.2 m19:110.4 m01:411.4 m07:450.4 m13:501.3 m19:490.3 m02:161.5 m08:230.3 m14:281.4 m20:270.3 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 1.1 m Low tide · 0.5 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 1.2 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.2 m Low tide · 0.5 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 1.3 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 1.2 m Low tide · 0.4 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 1.4 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 1.3 m Low tide · 0.3 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 1.5 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 1.4 m Low tide · 0.3 m

Ilha de Luanda - North Point: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

239h

in October · 31 rideable days

The season runs from June to November, peaking in October: 29 rideable days a month and 239 hours of usable wind, at 27 °C. The low point is April, at 19.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 25 rideable days J February: 22 rideable days F March: 20 rideable days M April: 19.5 rideable days19.5 d A May: 24 rideable days M June: 30 rideable days J July: 29.5 rideable days J August: 27.5 rideable days A September: 28 rideable days S October: 31 rideable days31 d O November: 26 rideable days N December: 21.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 25 rideable days J February: 22 rideable days F March: 20 rideable days M April: 19.5 rideable days19.5 d A May: 24 rideable days M June: 30 rideable days J July: 29.5 rideable days J August: 27.5 rideable days A September: 28 rideable days S October: 31 rideable days31 d O November: 26 rideable days N December: 21.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 99%13-20 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 99% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 25 °C. The wettest month is December, with 184 mm.

Monthly averages: Ilha de Luanda - North Point
Monthly averages — Ilha de Luanda - North Point — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 25.0 151 h 30 °C 101 mm
February 22.0 115 h 30 °C 136 mm
March 20.0 119 h 30 °C 178 mm
April 19.5 106 h 30 °C 166 mm
May 24.0 145 h 31 °C 50 mm
June 30.0 185 h 27 °C 1 mm
July 29.5 192 h 25 °C 1 mm
August 27.5 166 h 25 °C 2 mm
September 28.0 188 h 26 °C 2 mm
October 31.0 239 h 28 °C 13 mm
November 26.0 195 h 29 °C 100 mm
December 21.5 142 h 29 °C 184 mm

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Technical details of Ilha de Luanda - North Point spot

N: Not rideable NNE: Not rideable NE: Not rideable ENE: Not rideable E: Not rideable ESE: Not rideable SE: Not rideable SSE: Not rideable S: Depending on conditions SSW: Rideable SW: Rideable WSW: Rideable W: Rideable WNW: Depending on conditions NW: Not rideable NNW: Not rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from SSW, SW, WSW, W.

Depending on conditions: S, WNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
Spot opening date · Required level
Spot opening date
Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate

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