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Cape Three Points, Ghana

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

About Cape Three Points

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces S (196°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (16°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.4 km out (1 in 139). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 25°C in July, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually November and December, with about 5 good days in 7; in July, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Busua. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 27°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 23 h 15 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to ABJ, changing at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK).

    See flights ORD → ABJ · Skyscanner from about £535 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 3 h 55 from the airport to Cape Three Points.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Nearest beds: Busua, 19 km (about 35 min by car)Ad

    No town with beds to book is nearer Cape Three Points: plan on the drive each day you surf.

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

    Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).

    See all places to stay in Busua, 19 km away on Booking.com →

    Closest towns to stay in

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Busua · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Busua · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct484 ft10 smushy228kJ27°C
Mon 19Oct544 ft9 ssoft207kJ27°C
Tue 20Oct554 ft10 ssoft273kJ27°C
Wed 21Oct594 ft9 ssoft252kJ27°C
Thu 22Oct584 ft9 ssoft206kJ27°C
Fri 23Oct524 ft8 ssoft195kJ27°C
Sat 24Oct443 ft8 smushy116kJ28°C
Sun 25Oct303 ft7 smushy51kJ28°C
Mon 26Oct171 ft10 ssoft34kJ27°C
Tue 27Oct162 ft10 smushy43kJ27°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to ABJ, changing at JFK, then 3h 55 by road. About 23h 15 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Cape Three Points

    Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 4 ft at 10 s, wind 5 kn (9 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Cape Three Points

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 9 s, wind 5 kn (9 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Cape Three Points

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 9 s, wind 3 kn (6 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Cape Three Points

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, wind 5 kn (10 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Cape Three Points

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 8 s, wind 6 kn (11 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to ABJ, changing at JFK, then 3h 55 by road. About 23h 15 door to door

The trip from Busua, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £885–£1,720 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to ABJ, estimated from distance and season, changing at JFK, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£535–£1,110
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£45–£80
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£115–£190
Food7 days eating out£110–£200
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£45–£75
Total£885–£1,720

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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Getting thereAd

Flights · Skyscanner Car hire · Discover Cars

Where to stayAd

Nearest beds: Busua, 19 km (about 35 min by car) · Booking.com

In the waterAd

Surf lessons · GetYourGuide Board and wetsuit hire · GetYourGuide

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