About Grand-Bassam

Grand-Bassam is a town in Lagunes region, Côte d’Ivoire. From Grand-Bassam you can reach 3 surf spots, 2 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Bassam, a surf spot 2.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 34 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is ABJ, 21 km away.

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Staying in Grand-Bassam

34 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: ABJ, 21 km, TKD, 221 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Grand-Bassam. Spots further out are listed below.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them.

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

Sun 18

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Bassam2.1 kmabout 5 min by car

3 ft167 kJ

3 ft175 kJ

3 ft190 kJ

3 ft185 kJ

4 ft167 kJ

3 ft106 kJ

3 ft116 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Bassam, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	45, fair	3 ft9 smushy	167kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 7 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	48, good	3 ft9 smushy	175kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	52, good	3 ft10 scrumbling	190kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	54, good	3 ft9 scrumbling	185kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	54, good	4 ft8 scrumbling	167kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	49, good	3 ft8 scrumbling	106kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	46, fair	3 ft8 smushy	116kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	27°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Grand-Bassam, 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).

Further out

These spots are more than 20 km from Grand-Bassam. It is the nearest town with beds, so they stay here.

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

Sun 18

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Indicator33.7 kmabout 1h 00 by car

3 ft178 kJ

4 ft199 kJ

3 ft173 kJ

4 ft220 kJ

4 ft176 kJ

4 ft173 kJ

3 ft121 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Indicator, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	53, good	3 ft9 ssoft	178kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	30°C
Mon 19Oct	56, good	4 ft9 ssoft	199kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	30°C
Tue 20Oct	59, good	3 ft9 ssoft	173kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	31°C
Wed 21Oct	64, good	4 ft9 ssoft	220kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	30°C
Thu 22Oct	59, good	4 ft8 ssoft	176kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	30°C
Fri 23Oct	58, good	4 ft8 ssoft	173kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	30°C
Sat 24Oct	49, good	3 ft8 smushy	121kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	29°C

Assouinde Beach29 kmabout 55 min by car

3 ft191 kJ

4 ft192 kJ

3 ft195 kJ

4 ft212 kJ

4 ft176 kJ

4 ft177 kJ