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Mvassa kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Congo - Brazzaville · Kouilou

Spot currently openIntermediate level -4.88 | 11.9

Overview

  • Kitesurf
  • Wingfoil
  • Windsurf
Mvassa is a kitesurfing spot located in the Kouilou region of the Republic of Congo, south of Pointe-Noire. This Atlantic coastal spot offers sailing conditions influenced by the southwest monsoon winds. The oceanic water with tides is suitable for intermediate riders.
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Spot forecast for Mvassa

Sunrise 05:50 · Sunset 18:04

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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 2.9 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 Now05:200.8 m11:321.2 m17:480.6 m00:331.2 m06:280.7 m12:341.2 m18:400.5 m01:161.4 m07:180.6 m13:211.3 m19:230.4 m01:521.5 m07:590.5 m14:021.4 m20:010.4 m02:261.6 m08:370.3 m14:411.5 m20:390.3 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 0.8 m High tide · 1.2 m Low tide · 0.6 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 1.2 m Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 1.2 m Low tide · 0.5 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 1.4 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 1.3 m Low tide · 0.4 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 1.5 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 1.4 m Low tide · 0.4 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 1.6 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 1.5 m Low tide · 0.3 m

Mvassa: 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

329h

in October · 31 rideable days

The season runs from June to November, peaking in October: 29 rideable days a month and 329 hours of usable wind, at 26 °C. The low point is January, at 16.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 16.5 rideable days16.5 d J February: 18.5 rideable days F March: 17.5 rideable days M April: 18 rideable days A May: 19 rideable days M June: 28.5 rideable days J July: 30 rideable days J August: 29 rideable days A September: 30 rideable days S October: 31 rideable days31 d O November: 24.5 rideable days N December: 19 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 16.5 rideable days16.5 d J February: 18.5 rideable days F March: 17.5 rideable days M April: 18 rideable days A May: 19 rideable days M June: 28.5 rideable days J July: 30 rideable days J August: 29 rideable days A September: 30 rideable days S October: 31 rideable days31 d O November: 24.5 rideable days N December: 19 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 25 °C. The wettest month is February, with 285 mm.

Monthly averages: Mvassa
Monthly averages — Mvassa — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 16.5 74 h 28 °C 269 mm
February 18.5 91 h 29 °C 285 mm
March 17.5 76 h 30 °C 260 mm
April 18.0 81 h 30 °C 167 mm
May 19.0 118 h 29 °C 93 mm
June 28.5 190 h 26 °C 20 mm
July 30.0 228 h 25 °C 13 mm
August 29.0 213 h 25 °C 8 mm
September 30.0 285 h 26 °C 42 mm
October 31.0 329 h 27 °C 95 mm
November 24.5 164 h 28 °C 250 mm
December 19.0 112 h 28 °C 240 mm

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Technical details of Mvassa 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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