Busua, Ghana

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Cape Three Points Lighthouse 1875 — Cape Three Points. Photo: Friedmut Abel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Busua

Busua is a town in Western Region, Ghana. From Busua you can reach 7 surf spots, 1 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Busua, a surf spot under 0.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 10 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is TKD, 21 km away.

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Staying in Busua

10 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: TKD, 21 km, ACC, 215 km, KMS, 216 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 Busua. 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 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 Busua each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 3 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Busua 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

Spot

Sun 18

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Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Black Mamba0.7 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft218 kJ

4 ft209 kJ

4 ft267 kJ

4 ft238 kJ

4 ft191 kJ

4 ft175 kJ

3 ft106 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Black Mamba, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	51, good	3 ft10 shollow	218kJ	wind from the south-west, 7 knots	30°C
Mon 19Oct	54, good	4 ft9 shollow	209kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	30°C
Tue 20Oct	49, good	4 ft10 shollow	267kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots	30°C
Wed 21Oct	57, good	4 ft10 shollow	238kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	56, good	4 ft9 shollow	191kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	30°C
Fri 23Oct	55, good	4 ft8 shollow	175kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	30°C
Sat 24Oct	47, fair	3 ft8 shollow	106kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	29°C

Busua0 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft227 kJ

4 ft209 kJ

4 ft267 kJ

4 ft238 kJ

4 ft191 kJ

4 ft175 kJ

3 ft106 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Busua, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	59, good	4 ft10 shollow	227kJ	wind from the south-west, 8 knots	30°C
Mon 19Oct	53, good	4 ft9 shollow	209kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	30°C
Tue 20Oct	53, good	4 ft10 shollow	267kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots	30°C
Wed 21Oct	55, good	4 ft10 shollow	238kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	55, good	4 ft9 shollow	191kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	30°C
Fri 23Oct	53, good	4 ft8 shollow	175kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	30°C
Sat 24Oct	51, good	3 ft8 shollow	106kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	29°C

Cape Three Points18.5 kmabout 35 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft228 kJ

4 ft207 kJ

4 ft259 kJ

4 ft252 kJ

4 ft206 kJ

4 ft195 kJ

3 ft116 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Cape Three Points, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	50, good	4 ft10 smushy	228kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 7 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	55, good	4 ft9 ssoft	207kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	60, good	4 ft10 ssoft	259kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	60, good	4 ft9 ssoft	252kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	57, good	4 ft9 ssoft	206kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	55, good	4 ft8 ssoft	195kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	44, fair	3 ft8 smushy	116kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	27°C

Dixcove1.6 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft218 kJ

4 ft209 kJ

4 ft267 kJ

4 ft238 kJ

4 ft191 kJ

4 ft175 kJ

3 ft106 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Dixcove, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	51, good	3 ft10 shollow	218kJ	wind from the south-west, 7 knots	30°C
Mon 19Oct	54, good	4 ft9 shollow	209kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	30°C
Tue 20Oct	48, good	4 ft10 shollow	267kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots	30°C
Wed 21Oct	56, good	4 ft10 shollow	238kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	56, good	4 ft9 shollow	191kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	30°C
Fri 23Oct	54, good	4 ft8 shollow	175kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	30°C
Sat 24Oct	49, good	3 ft8 shollow	106kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	29°C

Katakor12.9 kmabout 25 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft229 kJ

4 ft202 kJ

4 ft259 kJ

4 ft238 kJ

4 ft193 kJ

4 ft181 kJ

3 ft107 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Katakor, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	54, good	4 ft10 shollow	229kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 7 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	55, good	4 ft9 scrumbling	202kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	66, good	4 ft10 shollow	259kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	60, good	4 ft10 scrumbling	238kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	57, good	4 ft9 scrumbling	193kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	55, good	4 ft8 scrumbling	181kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	42, fair	3 ft8 smushy	107kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	27°C

Magic bay19.7 kmabout 35 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft233 kJ

4 ft197 kJ

4 ft250 kJ

4 ft244 kJ

4 ft200 kJ

4 ft181 kJ

3 ft112 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Magic bay, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	48, good	4 ft9 smushy	233kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	55, good	4 ft9 scrumbling	197kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	55, good	4 ft10 scrumbling	250kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	58, good	4 ft9 scrumbling	244kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	58, good	4 ft9 scrumbling	200kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	52, good	4 ft8 scrumbling	181kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	39, fair	3 ft8 smushy	112kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	27°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Busua, 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

This spot is more than 20 km from Busua. It is the nearest town with beds, so it stays 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

Spot

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Sat 24

Mia Mia25.6 kmabout 45 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft217 kJ

4 ft186 kJ

4 ft253 kJ

4 ft232 kJ

4 ft186 kJ

4 ft169 kJ

3 ft103 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Mia Mia, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	52, good	4 ft9 smushy	217kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	54, good	4 ft9 ssoft	186kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	61, good	4 ft10 ssoft	253kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	60, good	4 ft10 ssoft	232kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	59, good	4 ft9 ssoft	186kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	54, good	4 ft8 ssoft	169kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	42, fair	3 ft8 smushy	103kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	29°C