Is it worth the trip?
36Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 4 ft swell at 7 s
Tue 3 · 34 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft10 smushy
- Energy
- 153kJ
- Wind
- S 11 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Wed 4 · 57 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 129kJ
- Wind
- SSW 7 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Thu 5 · 18 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft11 smushy
- Energy
- 225kJ
- Wind
- S 13 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Fri 6 · 21 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft9 smushy
- Energy
- 279kJ
- Wind
- S 15 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Sat 7 · 21 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft9 smushy
- Energy
- 201kJ
- Wind
- S 17 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Sun 8 · 30 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 194kJ
- Wind
- S 10 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Mon 9 · 39 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft11 smushy
- Energy
- 245kJ
- Wind
- S 10 kn
- Temp
- 20°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 254, fair
- Tue 334, poor
- Wed 457, fair
- Thu 518, poor
- Fri 621, poor
- Sat 721, poor
- Sun 830, poor
- Mon 939, poor
- Tue 1025, poor
The spot in six facts
- Faces SWtakes swell from the SW
- Offshore: NEwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–8 ftof swell
- Water 16 °C3/2 wetsuit
- Best Apr–Jul1 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
Ovahimba Point does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 54, fair | 5 ft11 smushy7 ft at break (est.) | 449kJ | wind from the south, 8 knots | 22°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 34, poor | 3 ft10 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 153kJ | wind from the south, 11 knots | 21°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 57, fair | 4 ft7 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 129kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots | 21°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 18, poor | 3 ft11 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 225kJ | wind from the south, 13 knots | 22°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 21, poor | 5 ft9 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 279kJ | wind from the south, 15 knots | 20°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 21, poor | 4 ft9 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 201kJ | wind from the south, 17 knots | 20°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 30, poor | 5 ft7 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 194kJ | wind from the south, 10 knots | 19°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 39, poor | 3 ft11 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 245kJ | wind from the south, 10 knots | 20°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 25, poor | 5 ft7 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 226kJ | wind from the south, 11 knots | 20°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Mon 2 NovLow 03:31 −0.3 mHigh 09:48 +0.3 mLow 16:18 −0.4 mHigh 22:52 +0.4 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 05:02 −0.3 mHigh 11:04 +0.4 mLow 17:35 −0.5 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 00:01 +0.4 mLow 06:13 −0.3 mHigh 12:09 +0.4 mLow 18:35 −0.5 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best Apr–Jul
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast.
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About Ovahimba Point
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SW (240°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (60°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 650 m out (1 in 64). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 14°C in August, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 19°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually April, May, June and July, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. Mowe Bay, 69 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest beds: Mossamedes, 405 km.
Water about 16°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Where to stay: nearest beds 405 km away
No town nearby
Mowe Bay, 69 km away, is the nearest town we list; we have not checked places to stay there. Nearest beds: Mossamedes, 405 km.
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