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Praia do Sarico

Luanda Province, Angola

Praia do Sarico 3 photos

  • Han Nam N.º 7, Praia de Santiago, Cacuaco - 2019-06-27

    Han Nam N.º 7, Praia de Santiago, Cacuaco - 2019-06-27. Edward Middleton, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Praia do Santiago, Angola - panoramio (1)

    Praia do Santiago, Angola - panoramio (1). Marcelo Domingues, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Praia do Santiago, Angola - panoramio

    Praia do Santiago, Angola - panoramio. Marcelo Domingues, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 11 am to sunset, sunset 6:01 pm
6 am
7.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
7 am
7.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
8 am
7.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.0
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
10 am
6.9
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
Now
6.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.5
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.3
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.3
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.9
26 km/h16 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.1
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.8
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 11 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
29°C85°F
Water
26°C78°F
Wind
106 km/hmph W
Gusts
2516 km/hmph
Waves
0.4 m1 ft
UV
8 very high
Tide
rising
Rain
4%
Sunset
6:01 pm
Today
7.0Great6 am85
7.0Great7 am74
7.0Great8 am85
7.0Great9 am95
6.9Good10 am74
6.9GoodNow106
6.5Good12 pm2012
6.3Good1 pm2214
6.3Good2 pm2415
5.9Good3 pm2616
6.1Good4 pm2314
6.8Good5 pm2314
6.9Good6 pm2113
Sat
6.9Good6 am117
7.6Great7 am149
7.7Great8 am96
7.4Great9 am00
7.1Great10 am53
7.5Great11 am1912
5.9Good12 pm2717
8.3Great1 pm2516
8.5Excellent2 pm2516
8.1Great3 pm2616
7.7Great4 pm2918
8.0Great5 pm2717
8.3Great6 pm2213
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, 0.7 m. Low at 8 am, -0.5 mHigh 1 pm, 0.5 m2 ftLow 7 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 2 am, 0.7 m2 ftLow 8 am, -0.5 m2 ftNow5 pm11 pm5 am11 am
  • High 1 pm, 0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 7 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 2 am, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 8 am, -0.5 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.

About Praia do Sarico

Praia do Sarico is a beach in Luanda Province, Angola, known as Shipwreck Beach. It is 289 meters from Praia de São Tiago and 8.118 kilometers from the town of Panguila.

From Wikipedia

Praia do Sarico, Angola, was known until 2023 as Cemitério Dos Navios or Shipwreck Beach. In 2020, the Angolan government ordered the demolition of most of the wrecks, and since 2025 only the keels of the ships have been visible underwater.

Source: Cemitério Dos Navios on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
8.1 km5 miPanguila (town)
Nearest airport
32 km20 miAeroporto Internacional 4 de Fevereiro (LAD)

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat8.5 ExcellentBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 10%
  • Sun7.4 GreatBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 29%
  • Mon7.5 GreatBest 6 am to 3 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 11%
  • Tue8.7 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 8%
  • Wed8.1 GreatBest 12 pm to 5 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 18%
  • Thu6.3 GoodBest 6 am to 12 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 55%