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 beginners: 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 beginner 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate
| Spot | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 | Sun 25 |
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| la Méduse2.2 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up | 3 ft176 kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots | 3 ft92 kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots | 3 ft181 kJwind from the south, 5 knots | 3 ft140 kJwind from the south-west, 4 knots | 3 ft153 kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots | 3 ft94 kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots | 2 ft40 kJwind from the south-west, 6 knots |
All readings for la Méduse: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| La routes des pêches9.8 kmabout 20 min by carIntermediate and up | 3 ft184 kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots | 3 ft107 kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots | 3 ft200 kJwind from the south, 5 knots | 3 ft160 kJwind from the south-west, 4 knots | 4 ft173 kJwind from the south-south-west, 5 knots | 3 ft110 kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots | 2 ft59 kJwind from the south-west, 6 knots |
All readings for La routes des pêches: 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