Ilha do Mussulo - Point of Mussulo kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Angola · Luanda

Spot currently openIntermediate level -8.86 | 13.16

Overview

  • Kitesurf
  • Wingfoil
  • Windsurf
Point of Mussulo is a kitesurfing spot located on Ilha do Mussulo, south of Luanda in Angola. This long sand peninsula offers flat water on the lagoon side and more challenging conditions on the ocean side. The southwest Atlantic monsoon winds are consistent from May to September. Spot suited to intermediate riders.
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Spot forecast for Ilha do Mussulo - Point of Mussulo

Sunrise 05:42 · Sunset 18:02

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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 3.3 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 Now05:080.7 m11:271.1 m17:390.5 m00:221.2 m06:140.6 m12:251.2 m18:290.5 m01:051.3 m07:030.5 m13:101.2 m19:110.4 m01:411.4 m07:450.4 m13:501.3 m19:490.3 m02:151.5 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 do Mussulo - Point of Mussulo: 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

246h

in October · 31 rideable days

The season runs from May to November, peaking in October: 28 rideable days a month and 246 hours of usable wind, at 28 °C. The low point is April, at 18 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 26 rideable days J February: 19.5 rideable days F March: 19 rideable days M April: 18 rideable days18 d A May: 27 rideable days M June: 29.5 rideable days J July: 28 rideable days J August: 26.5 rideable days A September: 28.5 rideable days S October: 31 rideable days31 d O November: 27 rideable days N December: 23.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 26 rideable days J February: 19.5 rideable days F March: 19 rideable days M April: 18 rideable days18 d A May: 27 rideable days M June: 29.5 rideable days J July: 28 rideable days J August: 26.5 rideable days A September: 28.5 rideable days S October: 31 rideable days31 d O November: 27 rideable days N December: 23.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 100%13-20 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 100% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 26 °C. The wettest month is December, with 224 mm.

Monthly averages: Ilha do Mussulo - Point of Mussulo
Monthly averages — Ilha do Mussulo - Point of Mussulo — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 26.0 152 h 30 °C 96 mm
February 19.5 109 h 31 °C 153 mm
March 19.0 104 h 31 °C 200 mm
April 18.0 94 h 31 °C 171 mm
May 27.0 141 h 31 °C 45 mm
June 29.5 186 h 28 °C 2 mm
July 28.0 179 h 26 °C 2 mm
August 26.5 158 h 26 °C 3 mm
September 28.5 182 h 27 °C 6 mm
October 31.0 246 h 29 °C 20 mm
November 27.0 201 h 30 °C 101 mm
December 23.5 144 h 30 °C 224 mm

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Technical details of Ilha do Mussulo - Point of Mussulo 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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