Kribi, Cameroon

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Libreville, is 286 km away. Nearest airport: BSG (BSG), 115 km.

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About Kribi

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

The spot faces W (280°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (100°). It is sheltered 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 2.6 km out (1 in 263). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 26°C in August, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in April, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually May and June, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Libreville, is 286 km away. Nearest airport: BSG (BSG), 115 km.

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

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From Chicago: about 25 h 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to DLA, changing at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG). About 7 flights a week that month.
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Getting there. 2 h 25 from the airport to Kribi.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Libreville, is 286 km away. Nearest airport: BSG (BSG), 115 km.
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Forecast

Kribi does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Kribi, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	30, too small	2 ft10 ssoft	87kJ	wind from the south-east, 1 knot, offshore	28°C
Mon 19Oct	28, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	74kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	22, too small	2 ft13 smushy	101kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	34, too small	2 ft10 ssoft	110kJ	wind from the west, 2 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	29, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	81kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	27, too small	2 ft8 smushy	57kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	19, too small	2 ft8 smushy	30kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	29°C
Sun 25Oct	12, too small	1 ft8 ssoft	22kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	27°C
Mon 26Oct	13, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	20kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	27°C
Tue 27Oct	11, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	17kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	27°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

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to DLA, changing at CDG, then 2h 25 by road. About 25h 05 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Kribi
Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 2 ft at 10 s, wind 2 kn (3 km/h).
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to DLA, changing at CDG, then 2h 25 by road. About 25h 05 door to door

Rough cost

About £920–£1,810 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return ORD to DLA, estimated from distance and season, changing at CDG, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£595–£1,235
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£70–£115
Food	7 days eating out	£155–£290
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£920–£1,810

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

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