POG-From The Air — Port-Gentil, the nearest town, 6 km away. Photo: Brian Ecton /, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

About Port-Gentil

Port-Gentil is a town in Ogooué-Maritime Province, Gabon. From Port-Gentil you can reach 3 surf spots. The nearest is PG2, a surf spot 5.7 km from the centre. Overture lists 21 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is POG, 3 km away.

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Staying in Port-Gentil

21 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: POG, 3 km, LBV, 148 km, OCS, 191 km

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Where it is

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 Port-Gentil.

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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. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Port-Gentil too.

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 Expert

Spot

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Cap Lopez13.1 kmabout 25 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft120 kJ

3 ft228 kJ

3 ft179 kJ

3 ft151 kJ

3 ft104 kJ

2 ft69 kJ

2 ft60 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Cap Lopez, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	28, too small	3 ft9 s	120kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots, offshore	27°C
Tue 20Oct	42, fair	3 ft11 s	228kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, offshore	27°C
Wed 21Oct	40, fair	3 ft10 s	179kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots, offshore	26°C
Thu 22Oct	37, fair	3 ft8 s	151kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	26, too small	3 ft8 s	104kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	20, too small	2 ft8 s	69kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots, offshore	27°C
Sun 25Oct	20, too small	2 ft9 s	60kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots	26°C

Palplanche12.5 kmabout 25 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

2 ft48 kJ

2 ft94 kJ

2 ft72 kJ

2 ft41 kJ

2 ft25 kJ

1 ft26 kJ

1 ft22 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Palplanche, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	9, too small	2 ft10 shollow	48kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots, offshore	27°C
Tue 20Oct	12, too small	2 ft11 shollow	94kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 11 knots, offshore	27°C
Wed 21Oct	12, too small	2 ft9 shollow	72kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 9 knots, offshore	26°C
Thu 22Oct	11, too small	2 ft7 smushy	41kJ	wind from the south-west, 11 knots, offshore	27°C
Fri 23Oct	8, too small	2 ft6 smushy	25kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots, offshore	27°C
Sat 24Oct	6, too small	1 ft9 shollow	26kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots, offshore	27°C
Sun 25Oct	6, too small	1 ft9 shollow	22kJ	wind from the south-west, 7 knots, offshore	26°C

PG25.7 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft173 kJ

4 ft299 kJ

4 ft252 kJ

5 ft265 kJ

4 ft148 kJ

3 ft93 kJ

2 ft75 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at PG2, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	40, fair	3 ft9 smushy	173kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	51, good	4 ft11 smushy	299kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	53, good	4 ft9 ssoft	252kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	41, fair	5 ft8 smushy	265kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	43, fair	4 ft8 smushy	148kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	29, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	93kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	28°C
Sun 25Oct	31, too small	2 ft10 scrumbling	75kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	27°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Port-Gentil, 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 Port-Gentil

Le Colin'sBreakfast and brunch · 0.7 km from the centre
JUST ICE Restaurant - BarBar and grill · 0.3 km from the centre
L'Hacienda du Bougainvillier0.4 km from the centre
Le restaurant chêne d'orEuropean · 0.5 km from the centre
Seven ClubPizza · 0.5 km from the centre
Pizza HousePizza · 0.8 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

Port-Gentil, Gabon