Axim 01 — 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 experts: 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 expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 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.

Spot

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Sun 25

Turtle Beach1.9 kmabout 5 min by car

4 ft191 kJ

4 ft280 kJ

4 ft262 kJ

4 ft202 kJ

4 ft194 kJ

3 ft112 kJ

2 ft46 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Turtle Beach, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	22, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	191kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	23, too small	4 ft10 ssoft	280kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	29, too small	4 ft10 ssoft	262kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	25, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	202kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	25, too small	4 ft8 ssoft	194kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	18, too small	3 ft8 smushy	112kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	29°C
Sun 25Oct	11, too small	2 ft7 smushy	46kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	28°C

Axim1.8 kmabout 5 min by car

4 ft191 kJ

4 ft280 kJ

4 ft262 kJ

4 ft202 kJ

4 ft194 kJ

3 ft112 kJ

2 ft46 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Axim, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	21, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	191kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	22, too small	4 ft10 ssoft	280kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	28, too small	4 ft10 ssoft	262kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	25, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	202kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	24, too small	4 ft8 ssoft	194kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	17, too small	3 ft8 smushy	112kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	29°C
Sun 25Oct	11, too small	2 ft7 smushy	46kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	28°C

Mia Mia10.4 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Busua, 26 km

4 ft184 kJ

4 ft264 kJ

4 ft253 kJ

4 ft195 kJ

4 ft181 kJ

3 ft106 kJ

2 ft44 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Mia Mia, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	19, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	184kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	19, too small	4 ft10 smushy	264kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	25, too small	4 ft10 ssoft	253kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	24, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	195kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	22, too small	4 ft8 ssoft	181kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	15, too small	3 ft8 smushy	106kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	29°C
Sun 25Oct	10, too small	2 ft7 smushy	44kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	29°C

Magic bay18.3 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Busua, 20 km

4 ft195 kJ

4 ft275 kJ

4 ft260 kJ

4 ft207 kJ

4 ft204 kJ

3 ft116 kJ

2 ft49 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Magic bay, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	19, too small	4 ft9 scrumbling	195kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	19, too small	4 ft10 smushy	275kJ	wind from the south-west, 7 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	24, too small	4 ft10 scrumbling	260kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	24, too small	4 ft9 scrumbling	207kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	21, too small	4 ft8 scrumbling	204kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	3 ft8 smushy	116kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	27°C
Sun 25Oct	9, too small	2 ft7 smushy	49kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots	28°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).

Axim, Ghana

About Axim

Staying in Axim

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Where it is

Surf within 20 km