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Guegue, Gabon

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Guegue. Photo: Estrella230, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Guegue

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

The spot faces W (263°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (83°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 1–6 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 4.3 km out (1 in 435). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 26°C in July, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For beginners the best months are usually April, May and November, with about 6 good days in 7; in August, about 2. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Libreville, 4.1 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.

Water about 28°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 23 h 35 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to LBV, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG). About 6 flights a week that month.

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  2. Getting there. 25 min from the airport to Guegue.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct451 ft12 ssoft35kJ29°C
Mon 19Oct511 ft9 ssoft29kJ28°C
Tue 20Oct562 ft11 smushy59kJ28°C
Wed 21Oct592 ft10 ssoft48kJ28°C
Thu 22Oct542 ft7 smushy22kJ29°C
Fri 23Oct461 ft8 smushy22kJ29°C
Sat 24Oct251 ft9 ssoft11kJ28°C
Sun 25Oct321 ft12 ssoft18kJ29°C
Mon 26Oct371 ft10 ssoft27kJ29°C
Tue 27Oct401 ft9 ssoft19kJ28°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 beginner surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to LBV, changing at CDG, then 25 min by road. About 23h 35 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Guegue

    Best 13:00 to 16:00 local time: 2 ft at 11 s, wind 5 kn (10 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Guegue

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 2 ft at 10 s, wind 6 kn (10 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Guegue

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 2 ft at 7 s, wind 3 kn (6 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Guegue

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 1 ft at 8 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to LBV, changing at CDG, then 25 min by road. About 23h 35 door to door

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Rough cost

About £1,040–£2,025 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 LBV, estimated from distance and season, changing at CDG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£605–£1,260
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£15–£25
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£165–£280
Food7 days eating out£155–£290
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£65–£105
Total£1,040–£2,025

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

Places to eat near Libreville

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