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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.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 05:08 · 0.7 m High tide 11:26 · 1.1 m Low tide 17:39 · 0.5 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 00:22 · 1.2 m Low tide 06:14 · 0.6 m High tide 12:24 · 1.2 m Low tide 18:29 · 0.5 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 01:05 · 1.3 m Low tide 07:03 · 0.5 m High tide 13:09 · 1.2 m Low tide 19:10 · 0.4 m
Friday 23 October High tide 01:41 · 1.4 m Low tide 07:45 · 0.4 m High tide 13:49 · 1.3 m Low tide 19:48 · 0.3 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 02:15 · 1.5 m Low tide 08:23 · 0.3 m High tide 14:27 · 1.4 m Low tide 20:27 · 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.

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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

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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