Cotonou, Benin
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About Cotonou
Cotonou is a town in Littoral, Benin. From Cotonou you can reach 2 surf spots. The nearest is la Méduse, a surf spot 2.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 38 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is COO, 5 km away.
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Staying in Cotonou
- 38 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: COO, 5 km, Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS), 102 km, LFW, 131 km
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Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Cotonou.
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Surf within 20 km
The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Cotonou each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.
Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.
| Spot | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 | Sun 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La routes des pêches9.8 kmabout 20 min by car | 3 ft182 kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots, too small | 3 ft95 kJwind from the south-west, 4 knots, too small | 3 ft214 kJwind from the south-west, 5 knots, too small | 3 ft167 kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots, too small | 4 ft167 kJwind from the south-west, 4 knots, too small | 3 ft113 kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots, too small | 2 ft60 kJwind from the south-west, 6 knots, too small |
All readings for La routes des pêches: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| la Méduse2.2 kmabout 5 min by car | 3 ft164 kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots, too small | 3 ft83 kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots, too small | 3 ft192 kJwind from the south-south-west, 5 knots, too small | 3 ft145 kJwind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, too small | 3 ft143 kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots, too small | 3 ft96 kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots, too small | 2 ft44 kJwind from the south-west, 6 knots, too small |
All readings for la Méduse: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Cotonou, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).
Places to eat near Cotonou
- Loving HutVegetarian · 0.9 km from the centre
- Etisalat BeninSteakhouse · 1.7 km from the centre
- L'Oriental BéninPizza · 1.8 km from the centre
- Vieille-PlageSeafood · 1.8 km from the centre
- Grill By Mike0.2 km from the centre
- Golden Grill0.4 km from the centre
Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits