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Praia do Girassol

Cabinda Province, Angola

Praia do Girassol 1 photo

  • Séjour en Angola par Wikimédia Angola. 09

    Séjour en Angola par Wikimédia Angola. 09. ArnoBOUJIKA, CC BY 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 3 pm to 6 pm, sunset 6:03 pm
6 am
7.2
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7 am
6.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.9
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.5
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.4
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.3
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.3
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
3 pm
7.1
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.0
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.0
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
6 pm
6.7
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 3 pm to 6 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
25°C78°F
Water
24°C75°F
Wind
95 km/hmph SSW
Gusts
127 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
13%
Sunset
6:03 pm
Today
7.2Great6 am96
6.9Good7 am117
6.9Good8 am106
6.9Good9 am128
6.7Good10 am1610
6.5Good11 am1711
6.4Good12 pm1711
6.3Good1 pm1811
6.3Good2 pm2012
7.1Great3 pm2113
8.0Great4 pm2113
7.0Great5 pm2113
6.7Good6 pm2012
Sat
8.4Great6 am53
7.0Great7 am53
6.9Good8 am64
6.8Good9 am85
6.6Good10 am148
6.2Good11 am1711
5.9Good12 pm1912
6.2Good1 pm2213
8.2Great2 pm1811
8.9Excellent3 pm1811
7.1Great4 pm1610
6.9Good5 pm159
8.9Excellent6 pm1610
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 7 am, -0.5 m. High at 2 pm, 0.5 m. Low at 7 pm, -0.6 m. High at 2 am, 0.7 mLow 7 am, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 2 pm, 0.5 m2 ftLow 7 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 2 am, 0.7 m2 ftNow11 am5 pm11 pm5 am
  • Low 7 am, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 2 pm, 0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 7 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 2 am, 0.7 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

  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 380 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 450 m0.3 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
1.2 km0.7 miCabinda (city)
Nearest airport
5 km3 miAeroporto de Cabinda (CAB)

Nearby places

  • Restaurante ApolóniaFood and drink
    450 m0.3 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Praia do Girassol.

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 4 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 24%
  • Sun8.0 GreatBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 25%
  • Mon8.4 GreatBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 49%
  • Tue9.4 ExcellentBest 5 pm to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 20%
  • Wed7.4 GreatBest 5 pm to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 65%
  • Thu6.6 GoodBest 6 am to 8 amWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 69%