Beach forecast for Loango
Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026 · local time (GMT+1) · Kouilou, Republic of the Congo Today, Thu, Oct 29 · GMT+1- Swimming
- Calm · 2.6 ft
- Water
- 82 °F · warm
- Max UV
- 5 · SPF 30
- Low tide
- 12:06 pm
Today, Thursday, October 29, it's a fair beach day in Loango (5/10). The best hours are from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm: beach weather, little wind and water at 82 °F, though with clouds and a chance of rain. The best day this week is Sunday, November 1, at 7/10.
Beach forecast for the next 7 days
| Day | Rating | Best hours | Swimming | Water | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 5Fair beach day | 4:00–6:00 pm | Calm · 2.6 ft | 82 °F | 5 |
| Fri 30 | 3Poor beach day | No good window | Use care · 2.9 ft | 82 °F | 6 |
| Sat 31 | 5Fair beach day | 4:00–6:00 pm | Use care · 2.4 ft | 83 °F | 11 |
| Sun 1 | 7Good beach day | 3:00–6:00 pm | Use care · 2.6 ft | 83 °F | 11 |
| Mon 2 | 4Poor beach day | 4:00–6:00 pm7:00–10:00 am | Use care · 2.7 ft | 83 °F | 10 |
| Tue 3 | 4Poor beach day | No good window | Use care · 3.1 ft | 81 °F | — |
| Wed 4 | 2Not a beach day | No good window | Use care · 3.0 ft | 81 °F | — |
Each rating comes from sun, temperature, rain, wind, waves, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide.
Today in detail
1 good hour- Feels like 89 °F: beach weather
- Onshore breeze (8 mph)
- Water at 82 °F (warm)
- Cloudy (99% cloud cover)
- 69% chance of rain
- Calm for swimming: 2.6 ft waves; moderate rip current risk
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Calm · 2.6 ft
2.6 ft waves: calm for swimming. Moderate rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 82 °F
Warm: very pleasant.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 5 · SPF 30
Max UV 5 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours.
- Wind 8 mph
Onshore breeze (8 mph).
- Tide & sand 12:06 pm
Low tide at 12:06 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 5:44 am and 6:22 pm.
The best window, 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm, brings beach weather, little wind and water at 82 °F, though with clouds and a chance of rain.
We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority.
Today, hour by hour
| Time | Rating | Sky | Feels like | Wind | Waves | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00 am | 3 | Overcast | 86 °F | 4 mph | 2.4 ft | 1 |
| 8:00 am | 4 | Light drizzle | 88 °F | 4 mph | 2.4 ft | 2 |
| 9:00 am | 4 | Light drizzle | 91 °F | 4 mph | 2.4 ft | 4 |
| 10:00 am | 0 | Light drizzle | 92 °F | 4 mph | 2.4 ft | 5 |
| 11:00 am | 0 | Light showers | 93 °F | 4 mph | 2.4 ft | 5 |
| 12:00 pm | 0 | Light showers | 94 °F | 5 mph | 2.4 ft | 5 |
| 1:00 pm | 3 | Light showers | 93 °F | 6 mph | 2.5 ft | 5 |
| 2:00 pm | 3 | Light drizzle | 91 °F | 7 mph | 2.5 ft | 5 |
| 3:00 pm | 4 | Light drizzle | 90 °F | 8 mph | 2.6 ft | 3 |
| 4:00 pm | 5 | Light drizzle | 89 °F | 8 mph | 2.6 ft | 1 |
| 5:00 pm | 6 | Overcast | 89 °F | 7 mph | 2.6 ft | 0 |
Beach hours only: from one hour after sunrise to half an hour before sunset.
Beaches near Loango
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- Plage de Bimba 6.2 mi · N
Named beaches within 6.2 mi, nearest first. Amenities from OpenStreetMap: some may be missing or out of date. View on OpenStreetMap · Add or fix on OpenStreetMap
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How we rate a beach day
We rate every beach hour from 0 to 10 with simple, fixed rules:
- Adds: sunshine (up to 3 points, fewer with more clouds), warmth (up to 4, from the feels-like temperature; ideal between 81 °F and 91 °F), a calm sea (1), water at 70 °F or warmer (1; from 64 °F, half) and low or mid tide (1: more sand). Anything without data is left out and the rest is scaled to 10.
- Takes away: cold (feels-like below 64 °F, 1 to 4 points), rain (half a point if likely, up to 6 if it rains; thunderstorms, 8), wind from force 4, about 12 mph (1 to 6 points; half a point more if offshore, which blows inflatables out to sea, or onshore, which churns the water), waves (1 to swim with care, 4 if dangerous, 1 more for high rip current risk), very high UV (half a point; extreme, 1), water below 59 °F (1) and spring high tides (1: little sand left).
- Swimming: calm, use care (waves from 2.6 ft, or long swell) or dangerous (from 6.6 ft, or 4.9 ft with a long period), based on how much of the wave reaches this shore given the way it faces. In the U.S., today's and tomorrow's rip current risk comes from the National Weather Service surf zone forecast when it issues one; otherwise we estimate it from the waves.
- Best windows: runs of 2 to 5 hours rated 4 or more and close to the best hour, at least one hour apart.
- Day rating: the average of the best window; a 2-hour window keeps 85% of it and a 3-hour window 95%.
Today, in the best window: sun 0 of 3, warmth 4 of 4, calm sea 1 of 1, water 1 of 1 and tide 0.1 of 1; minus rain 0.8; short window: the rating keeps 85%.
It's a guide, not a guarantee: weather changes and every beach is different. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
Questions about the beach in Loango
Is it a beach day in Loango today?
A fair beach day: 5/10. Best from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm, with beach weather, little wind and water at 82 °F, though with clouds and a chance of rain.
What are the swimming conditions in Loango today?
2.6 ft waves: calm for swimming. Moderate rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
How warm is the water in Loango?
About 82 °F today: warm. That's the sea surface temperature offshore; it can differ a little at the shoreline.
How much sun protection do I need in Loango today?
UV reaches 5 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat.
When is low tide in Loango?
Today low tide is at 12:06 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide is at 5:44 am and 6:22 pm.
What about tomorrow? Will it be a beach day in Loango?
Tomorrow, Friday, October 30: a poor beach day (3/10).
What beaches are near Loango?
Plage de Bimba (6.2 mi). See below for amenities and water quality.
Are there jellyfish or sargassum today?
We don't know: there's no open data on jellyfish, sargassum or closures for each beach. Ask the lifeguard, check the flags or the local beach authority's website.
How is the rating worked out?
From the hourly forecast: sun and clouds, feels-like temperature, rain, wind (and whether it blows onshore or offshore), waves and their period, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide. Each factor adds or takes away a fixed number of points and the rating sums them up out of 10.
More about Loango today
Learn more
Our own calculation, using the Open-Meteo forecast (ECMWF, NOAA GFS, Météo-France, Copernicus Marine and CAMS, CC BY 4.0), the tide from Pointe Noire (TICON-4) and the sun from astronomy-engine. Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database). Source: Hart-Davis, M., Dettmering, D., Seitz, F. (2025), TICON-4: TIdal CONstants based on GESLA-4 sea-level records, SEANOE, https://doi.org/10.17882/109129. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Modified: see https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database#modifications-to-source-data