Shipwreck
Surf spot · Angola
Is it worth the trip?
47Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: 4 ft swell at 9 s
Tue 3 · 59 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft9 smushy
- Energy
- 228kJ
- Wind
- SSW 7 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Wed 4 · 46 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 smushy
- Energy
- 153kJ
- Wind
- SSW 9 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Thu 5 · 34 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 91kJ
- Wind
- SSW 8 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Fri 6 · 33 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft12 smushy
- Energy
- 138kJ
- Wind
- WSW 8 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Sat 7 · 57 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 smushy
- Energy
- 174kJ
- Wind
- SW 6 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Sun 8 · 42 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 111kJ
- Wind
- WSW 8 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Mon 9 · 38 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 103kJ
- Wind
- SSW 8 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 228, too small
- Tue 359, fair
- Wed 446, fair
- Thu 534, too small
- Fri 633, too small
- Sat 757, fair
- Sun 842, poor
- Mon 938, poor
- Tue 1026, too small
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 27 °Cno wetsuit
- Best Jul–Aug3 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
Shipwreck 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 | 28, too small | 3 ft8 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 95kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots | 25°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 59, fair | 4 ft9 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 228kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots | 24°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 46, fair | 3 ft9 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 153kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 9 knots | 24°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 34, too small | 3 ft8 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 91kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots | 24°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 33, too small | 2 ft12 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 138kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots | 25°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 57, fair | 3 ft9 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 174kJ | wind from the south-west, 6 knots | 26°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 42, poor | 3 ft7 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 111kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots | 26°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 38, poor | 3 ft7 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 103kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots | 26°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 26, too small | 3 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 52kJ | wind from the south-west, 7 knots | 26°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 03:30 −0.3 mHigh 09:32 +0.3 mLow 16:00 −0.5 mHigh 22:41 +0.4 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:57 −0.3 mHigh 10:52 +0.3 mLow 17:14 −0.5 mHigh 23:50 +0.5 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 06:09 −0.4 mHigh 12:03 +0.4 mLow 18:17 −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 Jul–Aug
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug3of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep2of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Shipwreck
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SW (245°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (65°). 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 very gently: 10 m deep about 1.4 km out (1 in 135). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 21°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 28°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually July and August, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Samba.
Water about 27°C: no 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).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,350–US$2,590 each
about US$1,350–US$2,590 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to NBJ, estimated from distance and season, changing at LIS, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$737–US$1,530 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$100–US$174 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$201–US$328 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$221–US$415 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$87–US$141 |
| Total | about US$1,350–US$2,590 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: 2 towns
Palmeirinhas
about 5 min by car · 1 place to stay
- Beds in Samba on Booking.com
about 1h by car · 19 places to stay
Nearest beds: Samba, 33 km (about 1h by car)
Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 24h 40m
About 24h 40m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → NBJ, changing at Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), then 1h 15m by road
Flights ORD → NBJ on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.