Ilhazinha kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Angola · Luanda

Spot currently openIntermediate level -8.95 | 13.09

Overview

  • Kitesurf
  • Wingfoil
  • Windsurf
Ilhazinha is a kitesurfing spot located south of the Mussulo peninsula, near Luanda in Angola. This spot offers a semi-sheltered body of water between the lagoon and the Atlantic Ocean. The southwest monsoon winds are the most favorable, blowing mainly from May to September. Conditions suited to intermediate riders.
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Spot forecast for Ilhazinha

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 3.4 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 m11:261.1 m17:390.5 m00:221.2 m06:140.6 m12:241.2 m18:290.5 m01:051.3 m07:030.5 m13:091.2 m19:100.4 m01:411.4 m07:450.4 m13:491.3 m19:480.3 m02:151.5 m08:230.3 m14:271.4 m20:270.2 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 · 0.2 m

Ilhazinha: 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

308h

in October · 31 rideable days

The season runs from May to November, peaking in October: 30 rideable days a month and 308 hours of usable wind, at 28 °C. The low point is February, at 22.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 27 rideable days J February: 22.5 rideable days22.5 d F March: 22.5 rideable days22.5 d M April: 26 rideable days A May: 29.5 rideable days M June: 30 rideable days J July: 30 rideable days J August: 30 rideable days A September: 29.5 rideable days S October: 31 rideable days31 d O November: 28.5 rideable days N December: 26.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 27 rideable days J February: 22.5 rideable days22.5 d F March: 22.5 rideable days22.5 d M April: 26 rideable days A May: 29.5 rideable days M June: 30 rideable days J July: 30 rideable days J August: 30 rideable days A September: 29.5 rideable days S October: 31 rideable days31 d O November: 28.5 rideable days N December: 26.5 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 242 mm.

Monthly averages: Ilhazinha
Monthly averages — Ilhazinha — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 27.0 186 h 30 °C 83 mm
February 22.5 136 h 31 °C 154 mm
March 22.5 135 h 31 °C 177 mm
April 26.0 131 h 31 °C 146 mm
May 29.5 170 h 31 °C 35 mm
June 30.0 204 h 28 °C 1 mm
July 30.0 220 h 25 °C 2 mm
August 30.0 204 h 25 °C 2 mm
September 29.5 220 h 27 °C 5 mm
October 31.0 308 h 29 °C 28 mm
November 28.5 245 h 30 °C 95 mm
December 26.5 186 h 30 °C 242 mm

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Technical details of Ilhazinha 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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