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Le piege 88.9

#880 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo · Pointe Noire · near Pointe-Noire

Works almost every day, clean mornings are the norm, no off season.

Works all yearWarm waterBeginner friendlyRemoteBeginner
Surf score88.9 /100
Surfable days99% of the year
Clean days60% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell66% period 11 s+
Typical size0.9 m 3.1 ft median
Water25°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Le piege

The best time to surf Le piege is April, June, July. The season runs Feb to Dec. In July the water sits around 21°C, so pack a 2 mm shorty, and the typical wave is 1.1 m. The nearest airport is FIH (404 km) and the nearest town is Pointe-Noire (6 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan95%30%0.8 m27°Cboardies
Feb100%40%0.8 m28°Cboardies
Mar100%61%0.8 m28°Cboardies
Apr99%77%0.9 m28°Cboardies
May100%75%1.0 m26°Cboardies
Jun100%78%1.1 m24°Cvest
Jul100%82%1.1 m21°C2mm
Aug100%72%1.1 m21°C2mm
Sep100%56%1.0 m24°Cvest
Oct100%42%1.0 m26°Cboardies
Nov100%55%0.9 m26°Cboardies
Dec98%42%0.8 m27°Cboardies

Why 88.9

Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and weighted; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world is 100.

Consistency 26%
26.0
Clean days 24%
24.0
Groundswell 12%
12.0
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
1.8
Water comfort 10%
8.9
Access 10%
4.0

The detail

Faces 300° with 50% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 92% of days. Mean peak period 12.1 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 88%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates -4.773, 11.825 (OpenStreetMap).

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