Axim, Ghana

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Axim, the nearest town, 2 km away. Photo: Otto Hundsdorfer ( Ottomuc ), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Axim

Axim is a town in Western Region, Ghana. From Axim you can reach 4 surf spots. The nearest is Axim, a surf spot 1.8 km from the centre. Overture lists 2 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is TKD, 52 km away.

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Staying in Axim

  • 2 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: TKD, 52 km, ABJ, 192 km, KMS, 218 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 Axim.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. 3 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Axim 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.

Surf spots within 20 km of Axim: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Turtle Beach1.9 kmabout 5 min by car4 ft228 kJwind from the south-west, 7 knots, good4 ft200 kJwind from the south-west, 4 knots, good4 ft269 kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots, good4 ft241 kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots, good4 ft195 kJwind from the west-north-west, 2 knots, good4 ft177 kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots, good3 ft107 kJwind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, fair
All readings for Turtle Beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Turtle Beach, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct54, good4 ft9 smushy228kJwind from the south-west, 7 knots28°C
Mon 19Oct58, good4 ft9 ssoft200kJwind from the south-west, 4 knots28°C
Tue 20Oct61, good4 ft10 ssoft269kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots28°C
Wed 21Oct63, good4 ft10 ssoft241kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots28°C
Thu 22Oct61, good4 ft9 ssoft195kJwind from the west-north-west, 2 knots29°C
Fri 23Oct54, good4 ft8 ssoft177kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots28°C
Sat 24Oct45, fair3 ft8 smushy107kJwind from the west-south-west, 3 knots29°C
Axim1.8 kmabout 5 min by car4 ft228 kJwind from the south-west, 7 knots, good4 ft200 kJwind from the south-west, 4 knots, good4 ft269 kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots, good4 ft241 kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots, good4 ft195 kJwind from the west-north-west, 2 knots, good4 ft177 kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots, good3 ft107 kJwind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, fair
All readings for Axim: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Axim, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct54, good4 ft9 smushy228kJwind from the south-west, 7 knots28°C
Mon 19Oct57, good4 ft9 ssoft200kJwind from the south-west, 4 knots28°C
Tue 20Oct60, good4 ft10 ssoft269kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots28°C
Wed 21Oct63, good4 ft10 ssoft241kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots28°C
Thu 22Oct61, good4 ft9 ssoft195kJwind from the west-north-west, 2 knots29°C
Fri 23Oct53, good4 ft8 ssoft177kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots28°C
Sat 24Oct44, fair3 ft8 smushy107kJwind from the west-south-west, 3 knots29°C
Mia Mia10.4 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Busua, 26 km4 ft217 kJwind from the south-west, 7 knots, good4 ft186 kJwind from the south-west, 4 knots, good4 ft253 kJwind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, good4 ft232 kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots, good4 ft186 kJwind from the west-north-west, 2 knots, good4 ft169 kJwind from the south-west, 4 knots, good3 ft103 kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots, fair
All readings for Mia Mia: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Mia Mia, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct51, good4 ft9 smushy217kJwind from the south-west, 7 knots28°C
Mon 19Oct51, good4 ft9 ssoft186kJwind from the south-west, 4 knots28°C
Tue 20Oct58, good4 ft10 ssoft253kJwind from the west-south-west, 3 knots29°C
Wed 21Oct61, good4 ft10 ssoft232kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots28°C
Thu 22Oct59, good4 ft9 ssoft186kJwind from the west-north-west, 2 knots29°C
Fri 23Oct53, good4 ft8 ssoft169kJwind from the south-west, 4 knots29°C
Sat 24Oct41, fair3 ft8 smushy103kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots29°C
Magic bay18.3 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Busua, 20 km4 ft233 kJwind from the south-west, 8 knots, fair4 ft197 kJwind from the south-west, 5 knots, good4 ft264 kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots, good4 ft244 kJwind from the west-south-west, 5 knots, good4 ft200 kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots, good4 ft181 kJwind from the south-west, 5 knots, good3 ft112 kJwind from the south-west, 6 knots, fair
All readings for Magic bay: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Magic bay, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct46, fair4 ft9 smushy233kJwind from the south-west, 8 knots27°C
Mon 19Oct50, good4 ft9 scrumbling197kJwind from the south-west, 5 knots27°C
Tue 20Oct56, good4 ft10 scrumbling264kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots27°C
Wed 21Oct57, good4 ft9 scrumbling244kJwind from the west-south-west, 5 knots27°C
Thu 22Oct57, good4 ft9 scrumbling200kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots27°C
Fri 23Oct49, good4 ft8 scrumbling181kJwind from the south-west, 5 knots27°C
Sat 24Oct38, fair3 ft8 smushy112kJwind from the south-west, 6 knots27°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Axim, 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).