Lumley Shore - panoramio — Near Aberdeen Area Beach, 2 km away. Photo: Ghassan Mroue, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Freetown

Freetown is a town in Western Area, Sierra Leone. From Freetown you can reach 2 surf spots, 1 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Aberdeen Area Beach, a surf spot 2.9 km from the centre. Overture lists 26 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is FNA, 17 km away.

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Staying in Freetown

26 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: FNA, 17 km, CKY, 128 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 Freetown. 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 the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you.

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

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Aberdeen Area Beach2.9 kmabout 5 min by car

1 ft13 kJ

1 ft19 kJ

1 ft36 kJ

2 ft44 kJ

1 ft27 kJ

1 ft21 kJ

1 ft11 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Aberdeen Area Beach, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	10, too small	1 ft10 s	13kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	28°C
Mon 19Oct	13, too small	1 ft9 s	19kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	14, too small	1 ft14 s	36kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	19, too small	2 ft10 s	44kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots, offshore	28°C
Thu 22Oct	16, too small	1 ft9 s	27kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	14, too small	1 ft8 s	21kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots, offshore	28°C
Sat 24Oct	10, too small	1 ft8 s	11kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	28°C

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

Spot

Sun 18

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

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Fri 23

Sat 24

Bureh Beach32.9 kmabout 1h 00 by car

2 ft28 kJ

2 ft46 kJ

1 ft52 kJ

2 ft103 kJ

2 ft72 kJ

2 ft54 kJ

2 ft29 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Bureh Beach, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	17, too small	2 ft8 smushy	28kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, offshore	28°C
Mon 19Oct	19, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	46kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore	27°C
Tue 20Oct	17, too small	1 ft12 shollow	52kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	35, too small	2 ft10 scrumbling	103kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots, offshore	27°C
Thu 22Oct	27, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	72kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	22, too small	2 ft8 scrumbling	54kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	27°C
Sat 24Oct	12, too small	2 ft8 smushy	29kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots	28°C

Places to eat near Freetown

Tessa's RestaurantAfrican · 0.9 km from the centre
Basha Bakery and Restaurant0.5 km from the centre
Two Guys RestaurantBreakfast and brunch · 0.5 km from the centre
Roof Garden Bar and Restaurant0.6 km from the centre
The Meat Factory SL0.6 km from the centre
Ife's Lounge0.8 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

Freetown, Sierra Leone