Check the Beach

Praia da Baia Azul

Benguela Province, Angola

Today at a glance

Best: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 6:05 pm
6 am
7.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
7 am
7.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
Now
7.4
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
7.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
11 am
6.7
20 km/h13 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.6
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.6
20 km/h13 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.7
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.8
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
4 pm
7.7
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.5
17 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
9.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 5 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
26°C79°F
Water
25°C77°F
Wind
42 km/hmph WSW
Gusts
149 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
3 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:05 pm
Today
7.8Great6 am85
7.2Great7 am64
7.4GreatNow42
8.6Excellent9 am53
7.6Great10 am149
6.7Good11 am2013
6.6Good12 pm2113
6.6Good1 pm2013
6.7Good2 pm1811
6.8Good3 pm2012
7.7Great4 pm1711
8.5Excellent5 pm1710
9.1Excellent6 pm149
Sat
7.0Great6 am21
6.3Good7 am106
6.5Good8 am95
6.8Good9 am21
7.2Great10 am64
8.1Great11 am1912
8.1Great12 pm2616
7.7Great1 pm2113
8.1Great2 pm1610
8.9Excellent3 pm138
8.5Excellent4 pm159
8.4Great5 pm1811
6.9Good6 pm1811
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 1 pm, 0.5 m. Low at 7 pm, -0.5 m. High at 2 am, 0.6 mHigh 1 pm, 0.5 m2 ftLow 7 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 2 am, 0.6 m2 ftNow2 pm8 pm2 am8 am
  • High 1 pm, 0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 7 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 2 am, 0.6 m2 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 570 m0.4 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
630 m0.4 miBaía Azul (village)
Nearest airport
18 km11 miAeroporto 17 de Setembro (BUG)

Nearby places

  • BodonaFood and drink
    570 m0.4 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat8.9 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 31%
  • Sun7.6 GreatBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 19 km/h11 mph, rain 18%
  • Mon8.9 ExcellentBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 28%
  • Tue9.3 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 6%
  • Wed8.4 GreatBest 11 am to 5 pmWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu8.4 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 21%