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Indicator, Côte d’Ivoire

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Also within 20 km of Grand-Bassam

  • Bassam Surf spot · 2.1 km from Grand-Bassam

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About Indicator

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

The spot faces S (190°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (10°). 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 gently: 10 m deep about 500 m out (1 in 50). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 24°C in August, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in April, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually November, with about 6 good days in 7; in July and August, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Grand-Bassam. 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 20 h 35 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. 1 h 15 from the airport to Indicator.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Nearest beds: Grand-Bassam, 34 km (about 1h 00 by car)Ad

    No town with beds to book is nearer Indicator: 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 Grand-Bassam, 34 km away on Booking.com →

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

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Grand-Bassam · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Grand-Bassam · 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 18Oct553 ft9 ssoft178kJ31°C
Mon 19Oct584 ft9 ssoft199kJ30°C
Tue 20Oct583 ft9 ssoft173kJ30°C
Wed 21Oct624 ft9 ssoft220kJ29°C
Thu 22Oct614 ft8 ssoft176kJ30°C
Fri 23Oct584 ft8 ssoft173kJ30°C
Sat 24Oct523 ft8 smushy121kJ29°C
Sun 25Oct303 ft7 smushy50kJ30°C
Mon 26Oct182 ft6 smushy27kJ30°C
Tue 27Oct242 ft9 smushy62kJ29°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 1h 15 by road. About 20h 35 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Indicator

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 9 s, wind 2 kn (4 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Indicator

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 9 s, wind 1 kn (2 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Indicator

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, wind 2 kn (4 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Indicator

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, wind 3 kn (5 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Indicator

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 3 ft at 8 s, wind 4 kn (6 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to ABJ, changing at JFK, then 1h 15 by road. About 20h 35 door to door

The trip from Grand-Bassam, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,025–£1,965 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£70–£115
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£1,025–£1,965

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

Places to eat near Grand-Bassam

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

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Where to stayAd

Nearest beds: Grand-Bassam, 34 km (about 1h 00 by car) · Booking.com

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Surf lessons · GetYourGuide Board and wetsuit hire · GetYourGuide

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